Geta Slippers

Object/Artifact

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El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Name/Title

Geta Slippers

Entry/Object ID

E-250-AB

Description

A pair of wooden geta slippers. The tops of the shoes are gray, while the sides are blue. On the top of the shoes there is also a small person wearing a pink robe and yellow bottoms, holding a long stick with a cloud looking thing on top. The straps of the slippers are a twist of two fabrics of reddish brown and light brown dotted with reddish brown. The bottom of the shoes are plain wood and there are pieces of metal and rope to keep the straps of the slipper in place. On the bottom of the slippers, on one of the pieces of wood that elevates the them, a symbol is written on it.

Collection

El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Category

Ethnography
Anthropology

Acquisition

Accession

22.02.09

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

East Asia

Continent

Asia

Culture/Tribe

Japanese

Dimensions

Length

6-1/2 in

Material

Wood

Color

Gray, Blue, Brown, Pink

Condition

Notes

Some chipped paint around the top edges of the slippers, as well as some scuff marks. The bottom of the slippers look worn and the symbols on them are starting to fade.