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Pair of adult's snow boots (yuki-gutsu) Woven of cattails with vertical reeds around ankle with twined cattails near bottom and 3 rows of red sisal twining plain weave toe with decorative center seam two soles are waraji style bottom sole woven of…

Pair of children's snow boots (yuki-gutsu) Woven cattails vertical sides with twined reed near bottom two rows of brown reed twining which crosses in front plain weave toe with decorative center seam woven single sole with waraji style cattails cut…

Pair of reed slippers (shitabaki) for adult Woven of cattails toe has two layers of reeds one layer vertical the other horizontal twined together in the center plain weave instep woven braid extends around instep and low shaped back smaller braid…

Pair of adult slippers Woven of skins of young bamboo shoots (takenoko-no-kawa) wrapped around straw and coiled into an oblong shape split stitch rush holds the coils in four places hanao-style sandal straps made of bamboo shoots wrapped around…

Pair of waraji style slippers Woven of young bamboo shoot skin (takenoko-no-kawa) hanao straps are wrapped and tied into the sole at the front and sides with reed. Worn previously by farmers as outdoor footwear in summer

Pair of koma geta (sandals) for woman AB: Red velvet hanao straps stuffed and tied to sole with fiber; unfinished kiri (palownia) wood soles with 2 cross pieces on the bottom Young woman may wear them with yukata

Pair of girl's geta (sandals) AB: Stuffed red velvet hanao straps painted with white spot design to replicate shibori runs through holes in soles at sides and front and tied with fiber; soles are wood lacquered in red background with yellow strip…

Pair of girl's geta sandals AB: Stuffed red velvet hanao straps run through holes in front and sides of soles and are tied with fiber sole top is painted in glossy peach and pink background with stylized butterfly made of circles in white red pink…

Pair of woman's geta sandals AB: Twisted stuffed red and white alternating velvet hanao straps which go through holes in front and sides of sole and tied with fiber and metal fastener at front kiri (palownia) wood soles with two cross pieces on…

Pair of sandals (Okobo or Pukuri) for young girl for dressy occasions AB: Made of wood with upper sole of tatami woven reed stuffed brocade hanao straps in peach background with plum blossoms in white gold and grey blue goes through holes in sole and…