




Pair of tooled leather thong sandals with a leather hand-stitched sole. The top-side of the sole consists of panels with incised geometric decoration and tooled leather circles under the heal of the foot. Parts of the sole have been dyed a darker brown. Pair of tooled and dyed leather thong sandals, with a leather sole. The top-side of the sole is dyed a darker brown around the edge, with a central band under the heal. In Sierra Leone, this kind of tooled leatherwork is often called Mandigno leatherwork, refering to a craft practiced and worn by Mulim elites in the North.
Pair of tooled leather thong sandals with a leather hand-stitched sole. The top-side of the sole consists of panels with incised geometric decoration and tooled leather circles under the heal of the foot. Parts of the sole have been dyed a darker brown. Pair of tooled and dyed leather thong sandals, with a leather sole. The top-side of the sole is dyed a darker brown around the edge, with a central band under the heal. In Sierra Leone, this kind of tooled leatherwork is often called Mandigno leatherwork, refering to a craft practiced and worn by Mulim elites in the North.