riding-boot
- Museum number
- Af1999,16.3
- Description
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Pair of riding boots ("safa"); made of leather; red leather sole, yellow leather for upper front of foot, red leather leg section, strip of green leather sewn around sole and between upper foot and leg, strip of yellow leather sewn up back of leg; decorated with leather embroidery, green diamond with red, white and black accents, green circle with black and beige accents next to each corner of diamond, beige zigzag line between circles; "A878 L9 169" written on inside.
- Production date
- 1970s
- Dimensions
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Height: 45.50 centimetres (Each)
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Width: 31.10 centimetres (Each)
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Depth: 3.20 centimetres (Each)
- Curator's comments
- See Heathcote, David. "A Leatherworker of Zaria City. " In: The Nigerian Field 1974;34(3):99-117.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1999
- Acquisition notes
- Cost for entire collection.
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Af1999,16.3
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: 169
