E0890B: Leather Boots

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0890B

Classification Category:

3:Personal Artifacts ➞ Clothing ➞ Footwear

Marks/Labels:

On sole boot B "CTX CEF" (?) written in pencil.

Materials:

animal ➔ hide/skin ➔ leather
metal

Dimensions:

19 cm L
7.2 cm W
11 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.

Description:

Small pair of black leather boots with leather soles.

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