Geta (footwear)
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Geta are traditional Japanese footwear resembling flip-flops. A kind of sandal, geta have a flat wooden base held on the foot with a fabric thong, and are elevated with up to three "teeth," which keep
A pair of geta
Geta unearthed from the tomb of Zhu Ran from the Three Kingdoms period in China
Utagawa Toyokuni III (Kunisada)
Person wearing geta and tabi
Patten (shoe)
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Pattens, also known by other names, are protective overshoes that were worn in Europe from the Middle Ages until the early 20th century. In appearance, they sometimes resembled contemporary clogs or s
In this detail of the Arnolfini Portrait of 1434, these pattens have been taken off inside the house.
"Lovers on a Grassy" or "Garden Bank", a 1460s engraving by Master E. S. The man has discarded his very long pattens; the woman still wears hers.
Hinged sole
Raised on iron rings