id:			111077
accession number:	1929.566
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1929.566
updated:		2025-07-11 17:03:10.837000

Sandals (mitalawanda / mitawanda) or Clogs (kiatu cha mti), c. 1800s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, unidentified carver. Wood and glass beads; overall: 6 x 10.2 cm (2 3/8 x 4 in.); part 2: 4.5 x 12.4 cm (1 3/4 x 4 7/8 in.); part 3: 6 x 9.5 cm (2 3/8 x 3 3/4 in.); part 4: 3.2 x 12.1 cm (1 1/4 x 4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1929.566

title:				Sandals (mitalawanda / mitawanda) or Clogs (kiatu cha mti)
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creation date:			c. 1800s
creation date earliest:		1800
creation date latest:		1900
current location:		108A Sub-Saharan
creditline:			Educational Purchase Fund
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culture:	Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, unidentified carver
technique:	Wood and glass beads
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Garment
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measurements: Overall: 6 x 10.2 cm (2 3/8 x 4 in.); Part 2: 4.5 x 12.4 cm (1 3/4 x 4 7/8 in.); Part 3: 6 x 9.5 cm (2 3/8 x 3 3/4 in.); Part 4: 3.2 x 12.1 cm (1 1/4 x 4 3/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Arts of Africa
	opening date:   2021-12-09T05:00:00
	<i>Arts of Africa</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (December 10, 2021-July 2, 2023).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	The Old Oak Antique Shop, Worcester, England, by purchase
	date: by 1929
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			* <div><!--block-->Original object card, curatorial file.</div>
			
			
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1929–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	“Permanent Collection Installations: Arts of Africa: Gallery Rotation.” <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine </em>vol. 62, no.4 (December 2022): 12-13.
	page number: 	Reproduced: P. 13.
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IMAGES

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