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Pair of Shoes (Witu)

Swahili

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Caption

Swahili. Pair of Shoes (Witu), late 19th century. Wood, 3 1/2 x 10 3/4 x 4 in. (9.5 x 27.3 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Lucy Addoms, 30.1225a-b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Swahili

Title

Pair of Shoes (Witu)

Date

late 19th century

Period

Bajun style of the Northern Swahili Coast

Geography

Place made: Kenya

Medium

Wood

Classification

Clothing

Dimensions

3 1/2 x 10 3/4 x 4 in. (9.5 x 27.3 x 10.2 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Lucy Addoms

Accession Number

30.1225a-b

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Artists and makers

Swahili

22 works in the collection