Wooden sandal
A wooden sandal is a sandal with a shoe bottom made of wood .
The most common models only have a cross strap over the metatarsophalangeal joints. Wooden sandals are known from excavations from the Etruscan era (exhibit in the Bally Shoe Museum, Schönenwerd / Switzerland). There are now countless variants of the wooden sandals; To make walking with the hard wooden sole a little more comfortable, some manufacturers are now offering flexible soles with built-in rubber joints that help the foot roll .
The following model types are common:
- Wooden sandal (sole with higher heel, ladies' model)
- Gymnastiksandale (only one cross-belt, unisex model)
In Switzerland, wooden sandals are called Zoccoli (from the Italian Zoccolo "wooden shoe"). The expression comes from the canton of Ticino , where wooden sandals were traditionally the usual footwear and are still part of the Ticino folk costume today.
literature
- Helge Sternke: Everything about men's shoes . Nicolai, Berlin 2006, ISBN 3-89479-252-3 (One chapter is devoted to wooden sandals (historical development, health significance, known models, etc.)).
See also
- Geta (shoes) , Japanese wooden sandals
- Berkilette (gymnastic sandal)