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<p>[QUOTE="lauragarnet, post: 68443, member: 105"]Here's a picture of what these sandals look like with a foot in them (it's a stock photo site, so I hope the link will work and not be blocked).</p><p><b>Detail of tuareg wearing large sandals for easier walking on sand</b></p><p><a href="http://www.agefotostock.com/en/Stock-Images/Rights-Managed/A91-221358" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.agefotostock.com/en/Stock-Images/Rights-Managed/A91-221358" rel="nofollow">http://www.agefotostock.com/en/Stock-Images/Rights-Managed/A91-221358</a></p><p><br /></p><p>This pair is in the Smithsonian collection.</p><p><a href="https://africa.si.edu/collections/view/objects/asitem/People$00401451/5/displayDate-desc?t:state:flow=a57e0aba-e70b-4b11-ae69-6af2646fb76d" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://africa.si.edu/collections/view/objects/asitem/People$00401451/5/displayDate-desc?t:state:flow=a57e0aba-e70b-4b11-ae69-6af2646fb76d" rel="nofollow"><b>Collected as Tuareg, these sandals with their decorated soles are very ornate for Tuareg and may have been made by Hausa leatherworkers for the Tuareg market.</b></a> The basic shape and form of the sandals are typical of those worn and sold in much of West Africa.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Kard</b>, here's a pair in ebay completed listed as Tuareg, but they were probably actually made by a Hausa person. Seller says they were a gift when he worked in Niger, West Africa. They didn't go for much, US $13.95.</p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/African-sandals-Tuareg-tribe-Niger-/131500253648?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e9e06a1d0&nma=true&si=osky0bccWhrbqq7VjIVzzGeHzz8%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/African-sandals-Tuareg-tribe-Niger-/131500253648?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e9e06a1d0&nma=true&si=osky0bccWhrbqq7VjIVzzGeHzz8%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557" rel="nofollow"><b>African sandals - Tuareg tribe Niger</b></a></p><p>There are couple pairs listed as Tuareg sandals in active listings.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lauragarnet, post: 68443, member: 105"]Here's a picture of what these sandals look like with a foot in them (it's a stock photo site, so I hope the link will work and not be blocked). [B]Detail of tuareg wearing large sandals for easier walking on sand[/B] [URL]http://www.agefotostock.com/en/Stock-Images/Rights-Managed/A91-221358[/URL] This pair is in the Smithsonian collection. [URL='https://africa.si.edu/collections/view/objects/asitem/People$00401451/5/displayDate-desc?t:state:flow=a57e0aba-e70b-4b11-ae69-6af2646fb76d'][B]Collected as Tuareg, these sandals with their decorated soles are very ornate for Tuareg and may have been made by Hausa leatherworkers for the Tuareg market.[/B][/URL] The basic shape and form of the sandals are typical of those worn and sold in much of West Africa. [B]Kard[/B], here's a pair in ebay completed listed as Tuareg, but they were probably actually made by a Hausa person. Seller says they were a gift when he worked in Niger, West Africa. They didn't go for much, US $13.95. [URL='http://www.ebay.com/itm/African-sandals-Tuareg-tribe-Niger-/131500253648?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e9e06a1d0&nma=true&si=osky0bccWhrbqq7VjIVzzGeHzz8%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557'][B]African sandals - Tuareg tribe Niger[/B][/URL] There are couple pairs listed as Tuareg sandals in active listings. [B][/B][/QUOTE]
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