| Title |
Japanese Footwear [004] |
| Photo Number |
Box 27, Japan, Customs, 102 |
| Description |
Photo shows a Japanese person wearing tabi, traditional Japanese socks |
| Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
| Date |
1965 |
| Subject |
Clothing and dress--Japan--Photographs; Footwear--Japan--Photographs; Shoes--Japan--Photographs; Umbrellas--Japan--Photographs; Japan; Clothing and dress; Footwear; Umbrellas |
| Keywords |
Japanese culture; Tabi |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Holding Institution |
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Caption on Slide |
Person wearing tabi, Japan. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. "Tabi (足袋) are traditional Japanese socks. Ankle-high and with a separation between the big toe and other toes, they are worn by both men and women with zori, geta, and other traditional thonged footwear. Tabi are also essential with traditional clothing-kimono and other wafuku as well as being worn by samurai in the feudal era. The most common colour is white, and white tabi are worn in formal situations such as at tea ceremonies. Men sometimes wear blue or black tabi for travelling. Patterned and coloured tabi are also available and are worn most often by women, though they are gaining popularity among men as well. In contrast to socks that, when pulled on, fit the foot snugly because of their elastic weave, tabi are sewn from cloth cut to form. They are open at the back so they can be slipped on and have a row of fasteners along the opening so they can be closed."--Wikipedia |
| Type |
Image |
| Rights Management |
This material may be protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the Multimedia Archivist, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. |
| Rights |
 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6gj012p |
| Digitization Specifications |
Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000. |
| Donor |
Lennox Tierney; Catherine Tierney |
| Setname |
uum_lctpc |
| ID |
332806 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6gj012p |
