E0747: Japanese Geta

Ethnographic

---

Identifier:

E0747

Classification Category:

3:Personal Artifacts ➞ Clothing ➞ Footwear

Marks/Labels:

Two stickers say "Jabanese Shoe" one on the top surface and one on the right side.

The sticker on the riser has Japanese kanji characters on it.

The inscription between the risers has Japanese kanji characters.

Luther College: E-747

Materials:

botanical ➔ wood
animal ➔ hide/skin ➔ leather
metal
paper
fabric ➔ cordage ➔ twine

Dimensions:

22 cm L
8.5 cm W
12 cm H

Provenance of Object:

This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Source Locality:

Japan

---