Shapli

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Date:Not Recorded

Description:Shapli made from fir tree wood, from Shimla, India. It is broken and in two pieces. There is a hole at the end of the toe piece, probably for a toe peg, now missing. There are two old adhesive labels on the sandal. There are pins in toe piece where it has been repaired.

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World Cultures Wood Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum India Footwear Ethnography Costume & Textiles Accessories

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Donor ref:M3976.1993 (60/28780)

Source: Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum

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