Snow boot mail holder

Title

Snow boot mail holder

Description

Mail holder in the shape of woven snow boots made to be hung on a wall. Pair of boots are woven into one piece with a high back; woven of cattails tall back and sides made of vertical cattails twined together near bottom plain weave top with decorative front seam red dyed sisal twined bands in three rows hold cattails together connected sole in waraji style; cotton blue kasuri trims the upper edges; at center back a reed braid goes through two holes and has a satin braid loop attached for hanging on wall.

Identifier

1996.010.322

Collection