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Our Boots:
An Inuit Women's Art
Perfect Pair:
Wedding Traditions from Around the World
Tradition and Innovation:
Northern Athapaskan Footwear
Chronicles of Riches
Paths Across The Plains
Appeasing the Spirits
Footsteps on the Sacred Earth
Paduka
Japanese Footgear
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Heights of Fashion
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TEACHER'S RESOURCES
Our Boots:
An Inuit Women's Art
Perfect Pair:
Wedding Traditions from Around the World
Tradition and Innovation:
Northern Athapaskan Footwear
Chronicles of Riches
Paths Across The Plains
Appeasing the Spirits
Footsteps on the Sacred Earth
Paduka
Japanese Footgear
Whats their line?
Heights of Fashion
Select a story to discover more about the history and function of shoes!
Wooden padukas with silver repoussé and attached bells.
Wood, silver, metal alloy, brass
Gujarat, 18th century. Acquired in Zanzibar.
P79.568
Conclusion
"I can identify the sound of your feet, for it is through them that life is moving in my direction"
- Traditional Indian folk saying