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Catalog Number

CAS 2006-0002-0012A,B   CAS 2006-0002-0012A,B; Socks
Category Textiles
Object Name Socks
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1970s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Commercial cotton cloth; Commercial metal fasteners
Description Pair of white cotton shoe socks worn with sandals by all ages and by both men and women; Soles are made from heavy commercially woven fabric, with one cutout for the big toe and one for the remaining toes; Uppers are of commercially woven white cotton fabric that is sewn up the front center of the foot and secured at the heel by an overlapping flap with four metal tab fasteners.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 11.8, Width = 10.3, Length = 25.0