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) title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1800s creation date earliest: 1800 creation date latest: 1900 current location: 108A Sub-Saharan creditline: Educational Purchase Fund copyright: --- culture: Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, unidentified carver technique: Wood and glass beads department: African Art collection: African Art type: Garment find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- 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.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Arts of Africa opening date: 2021-12-09T05:00:00 Arts of Africa. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (December 10, 2021-July 2, 2023). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE The Old Oak Antique Shop, Worcester, England, by purchase date: by 1929 footnotes: *
Original object card, curatorial file.
citations: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH date: 1929– footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS “Permanent Collection Installations: Arts of Africa: Gallery Rotation.” Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine vol. 62, no.4 (December 2022): 12-13. page number: Reproduced: P. 13. url: --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1929.566/1929.566_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1929.566/1929.566_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1929.566/1929.566_full.tif