Boots

Object Details

Lobi artist

Label Text

Leather boots of this type form part of ceremonial or status dress worn by men in northern Ghana. Art historians Herbert M. Cole and Doran H. Ross document dress of this style among the Lobi of Birifu, but note that it was made and likely sold in the northern market town of Bolgatanga. Dress of this type is considered to convey the prestige of Islam leading to its adoption beyond Islamic centers.

Description

Brown leather boots with inlays of blue green leather in strips and rows of triangles. Part of a set including a triangular brown leather bag with fringe (2013-2-3).

Provenance

Ambassador Fred Latimer Hadsel and Winifred Nelson Hadsel, 1971-1974 to 2010

Christine Hadsel, 2010 to 2013

Published References

Curnow, Kathy. 2014. At Home in Africa: Design, Beauty, and Pleasing Irregularity in Domestic Settings. Cleveland: The Galleries at Cleveland State University.

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Credit Line

Gift of Ambassador and Mrs. Fred L. Hadsel

Mid-20th century

Object number

2013-2-2

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Textile and Fiber Arts

Medium

Leather, dye

Dimensions

Each boot, flattened: 49 x 28 x 3 cm (19 5/16 x 11 x 1 3/16 in.)

Geography

Ghana

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Topic

Male use

geometric motif

male

Record ID

nmafa_2013-2-2

Metadata Usage (text)

Usage conditions apply

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7c0811748-898f-4383-9e7d-93eb695d32eb