Pair of geta

Made:
1900-1925

Pair of geta, sandals with thick rubber soles and brocaded silk uppers, straps of silk brocade, Japanese, 1900-1925

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A69725
Materials:
rubber and silk, brocaded cloth
type:
sandals
credit:
Glendining

Parts

Geta (sandal)

Geta (sandal)

Geta, sandal, one of a pair, with thick rubber soles and brocaded silk uppers, straps of silk brocade, Japanese, 1900-1925.

Materials:
rubber (unidentified) , silk and textile
Object Number:
A69725 Pt1
type:
geta
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Geta, sandal - one of a pair

Geta, sandal - one of a pair

Geta, sandal, one of a pair, with thick rubber soles and brocaded silk uppers, straps of silk brocade, Japanese, 1900-1925.

Measurements:
overall: 218 mm x 90 mm x 36 mm,
Materials:
rubber , silk and brocaded cloth
Object Number:
A69725 Pt2
type:
sandals
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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