At the native market in Durban, South Africa, we found one stall filled with this popular type of sandal. We are told that the shoes are made from discarded inner tubes and other rubber products and subsequently decorated to make them costlier....

At the native market in Durban, South Africa, we found one stall filled with this popular type of sandal. We are told that the shoes are made from discarded inner tubes and other rubber products and subsequently decorated to make them costlier....

Photograph

Nickolas Muray

Maker
American, b. Hungary, 1892–1965

At the native market in Durban, South Africa, we found one stall filled with this popular type of sandal. We are told that the shoes are made from discarded inner tubes and other rubber products and subsequently decorated to make them costlier....

From The Great Tribes of Africa


ca. 1956-1957
Gelatin silver print
Image: 26.5 x 34 cm
Mount: 28 x 35.5 cm
Gift of Mrs. Nickolas Muray
Inscriptions verso (typed label):

verso (stamp): Photo by Muray / Mrs. Nickolas Muray / 2401 River Road / Pt. Pleasant New Jersey

verso, label (stamp): Photo by Muray / Mrs. Nickolas Muray / 333 E. 49th St. - 6B / New York 17, N.Y.
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