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Unknown Maker, Nubian

Shoe,

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Nubian

Title

Shoe

Medium

leather

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • leather

Techniques

  • leather

Dimensions

Length: 27.9 cm (11 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Marks: "Dervish horseman's shoe from Abou Timbel (?) (Abou Simbel, Egypt) Nubia, worn in the battle of Toski!" (attached card)

Place

Place Made: Sudan, Egypt

Type

  • Costume Accessories

Credit

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph K. Ott

Object Number

79.077.16

About

Shoe

Manual / Issue 14

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Marks: "Dervish horseman's shoe from Abou Timbel (?) (Abou Simbel, Egypt) Nubia, worn in the battle of Toski!" (attached card)

Place Made: Sudan, Egypt

Projects & Publications

Publications

Manual / Issue 14

Shadows
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Exhibition History

Exhibition History

It Comes in Many Forms

October 23, 2020 - December 18, 2021

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Shoe with the accession number of 79.077.16. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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