Pair of Sandals

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Pair of Sandals
Date1900–1980
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumLeather, wood, gold leaf
Dimensions11 3/16 × 5 1/8 inches

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1352.A,.B
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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Tag was on sandal with "King Kumassi Shoes/ 18kt BLACK Shoes"

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1950–1980
Leather, wood, gold leaf
97.1350.A,.B
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1900–1980
Leather, wood, gold leaf
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1900–1999
Leather, wood, and gold leaf
97.1347.A,.B
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1895–1905
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97.1507.A,.B
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1900--1910
Leather, gold leaf
97.1349.A,.B
Pair of Sandals
1895–1905
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97.1346.A,.B
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Yves Saint Laurent
1998
Patent leather
99.634.A,.B
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late 1960s
Kid leather and beads
91.1743.A,.B
Sandals
House of Charles Jourdan
c. 1975
Suede leather
91.1960.A,.B
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Vivienne Westwood
c. 1976
Leather and metal studs
86.843.A,.B
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1971
Snakeskin
86.821.A,.B
Evening Sandals
Ansonia Shoes
c. 1955
Suede, brilliants, and steel
91.1739.A,.B