military boots

Clothing/Dress/Costume

-

Archive of Cuban Socialism

Name/Title

military boots

Entry/Object ID

ACS-000273

Description

Leather military boots.

Use

Owner was a former militiaman

Context

This style of boots was also coveted by young men, mostly rockers.

Collection

The Cabrera Arús family collection

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Notes

Belonged to Leopoldo Arús Gálvez, probably from the time he was a militia member in the early 1960s

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Boots

Clothing Sex

Male

Size

35A-39

Textile Details

Material

Leather

Color

Black

Made/Created

Place

Country

U.S.S.R.

Region

Eastern Europe

Continent

Europe

Edition

кип soles

Notes

The sole company may have been named for the Roman hero кип (Kip), whose tale is described in Ovid's Metamorphoses

Dimensions

Dimension Description

size 11 (US men's shoe size)

Parts

2

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Created By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Create Date

March 31, 2022

Updated By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Update Date

September 26, 2025