Ancestral Pueblo, southwestern Utah
1200–1400 AD
Stone Length 11 inches (27.9 cm)
Provenance: Larry Frank, Taos, New Mexico
This carved stone sandal form is attributed to the Ancestral Pueblo people and dates to between 1200 and 1400 AD. The tall slab is worked to a rounded upper edge with tapering sides, the surface carrying the mineral staining and wear consistent with long burial. An old inscription reading "Cliff Ruin San Juan Utah" records an early attribution to a cliff dwelling in southeastern Utah. The piece comes on a custom museum mount.
Stone sandal forms are among the more unusual carved objects associated with the Ancestral Pueblo tradition, and their precise function remains a subject of study. The wear and mineral deposits on this example are consistent with age and burial context, and the inscription provides a period record of its collecting history.
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Ancestral Pueblo, southwestern Utah
1200–1400 AD
Stone Length 11 inches (27.9 cm)
Provenance: Larry Frank, Taos, New Mexico
This carved stone sandal form is attributed to the Ancestral Pueblo people and dates to between 1200 and 1400 AD. The tall slab is worked to a rounded upper edge with tapering sides, the surface carrying the mineral staining and wear consistent with long burial. An old inscription reading "Cliff Ruin San Juan Utah" records an early attribution to a cliff dwelling in southeastern Utah. The piece comes on a custom museum mount.
Stone sandal forms are among the more unusual carved objects associated with the Ancestral Pueblo tradition, and their precise function remains a subject of study. The wear and mineral deposits on this example are consistent with age and burial context, and the inscription provides a period record of its collecting history.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
