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Obutki, women’s winter footwear. Russians

Title:

Obutki, women’s winter footwear.

Ethnic groups:

Russians

Territory:

Far East, Kamchatka Oblast, Okrug, village

Date:

Конец XIX - нач. ХХ в.

Collectors-person:
Sokolnikov Nikolai P.
Rubrics:

Costume

Material:

Leather; fur: natural: leg skin; leather

Number:

РЭМ 2328-42/1

Annotation:

This footwear of a type traditional for settled indigenous population of Chukotka is made from dark deer leg skin. A leather strip to protect the skin from moisture is inserted between the top, toe, and seal skin sole. Local groups of mixed origin such as Markovo Russians borrowed clothing materials and cut features. For everyday wear. Abstract by V.V. Gorbacheva

Albums:
Arctic exploration by service class men. Exchange, trading, fair
Rus:
Обувь зимняя женская - «обутки». Русские : марковцы