Shoe

A406B

From: Japan | Hokkaido | Yurup

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name チェプケレ
Object Number A406B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Ainu
Provenience Japan | Hokkaido | Yurup
Section Asian
Materials Salmon Skin
Description

Cepker (チェプケレ). Shoe made of salmon skin (Oncorhynchus keta). These types of shoes were usually worn during the winter months to protect the Ainu from the cold. The shoes would have been worn with socks made from lobed elm tree leaves known as ohyonire (Ulmus laciniata Mayr).

Height 11 cm
Length 27 cm
Width 12 cm
Credit Line Gift of Dr. Hiram M. Hiller, 1901

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