These rustic 19th-century wooden bath clogs (nalin or qabqab) from
Turkey are inlaid with mother-of-pearl. The leather
At 20cm high
they lifted the wearer above the wet and dirty floor, but a
personal attendant was needed for support. Their Arabic name, qabqab, derives from the clacking noise they made on
the marble floors
No tops
Some losses as pictured.
Interesting pieces of history could be used for display
Please look closely at the pictures as they are a good part of the description