Water Buffalo Shoe
P1516A
From: Sumatra | West Sumatra | Batusangkar
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Frompa Kerlan |
| Object Number | P1516A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Minangkebau |
| Provenience | Sumatra | West Sumatra | Batusangkar |
| Date Made | 1901 |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Plant Fiber | Peel |
| Description | Water buffalo shoe. Frompa Kerban. Thick rectangular pad made of soft, folded woven matting, with a raised loop of rattan peel, partially wrapped with strips of cloth, for one claw of the buffalo's hoof to fit into. Water buffalo are shod for walking on roads: the collector said that these were made by a man he met in a bazaar, to shoe his buffalo for the trip back home. |
| Height | 7.5 cm |
| Length | 19 cm |
| Width | 16 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of H. M. Hiller and Alfred C. Harrison Jr., 1901 |
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