Child's clogs, khadau, India, 1909
date: label: date made
content: 1909
notes: label: Description
content: This pair of children’s clogs were purchased in Benares, India, in 1909. They are made of dark wood and stand about 1” high with a cut out arch. They are an ornate shape, mirroring the actual shape of a human foot but with more dramatization with a thinner arch area and wider toe area. Inlaid in the top part of the sole is a fine filigree of brass. There is a toe peg knob made of carved wood that stands 2” high. These shoes appear to be an example of khadau, otherwise known as Charan paduka, traditional Indian sandals. Khadau were often worn by common people, but ornate khadau made of fine materials displayed the wearer’s high status. Being that these shoes are made of dark wood and brass, are ornately shaped, and were for a child, the original owner was likely a child of higher status, or these were made for such a person. These shoes are a part of a collection of footwear amassed by Frank G. Carpenter over the duration of 40 years of world travel. The collection was donated to the museum by his daughter, Francis Huntington, in 1926. The collection of shoes compiled by Carpenter provides not only unique examples of footwear around the globe, but the increasingly globalized landscape of the turn of the century.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: likely place made
content: India: State of Uttar Pradesh, Benares
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content: Work and Industry: Agriculture
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Frances Huntington
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AG.A.2880
label: accession number
content: 93542
label: catalog number
content: A.2880
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Child'S Clog
label: Object Name
content: Shoes
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: one shoe: 4 in x 3 1/2 in x 8 in; 10.16 cm x 8.89 cm x 20.32 cm