Outstanding Shoes


Turkish Bath Clog
    Tired of stepping in water on the bathroom floor? Mabey you need a pair of Bath Clogs. These wooden platform shoes, decorated with pearls, were worn in a bathhouse by Turkish women so their feet didn't get wet by the water on                                                                                  the floor.                    
 
 
                                                         

                         Moccasins                               Native Americans wore shoes called Moccasins.  Some moccasins have a hard sole and others have a soft sole.  Before the Native Americans met the Europeans, they used porcupine quills and bird feathers to decorate their moccasins.  Then the Europaens came with glass beads.

                                                                                             

 Alasken Shoes
In Alaska it is cold.  Eskimos wore thick warm boots made of polar bear  fur or seal skin.  Sometimes straps were used across the ankle for security.  For extra warmth, socks made of woven grass could also be worn.                                           

                      Latin American
Shoes in this region were usually leather sandals.  Yhey were decorated with silver and jewels.  They were very colurful.  Cowboy boots were very different than they are today. They were made from a single piece of cow skin!        
                                                                            
Pictures courtesy of:

Northamton Borough Council Shoes from Around the World   http://www.northhampton.gov.uk/Museums/collections
Last Modified: October 14, 2003
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Latin American-used with permission from the Bata Shoe Museaum   http://www.batashoemuseum.ca/collections




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