Accession Number | P04174.009 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Colour - Print |
Maker |
Brown, Stuart |
Place made | Eritrea: Asmara |
Date made | September 2001 |
Conflict |
Period 2000-2009 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
The giant sandals sculpture on a roundabout in Shida Square in Asmara. These shida (the Arabic ...
Description
The giant sandals sculpture on a roundabout in Shida Square in Asmara. These shida (the Arabic word for sandals) are the same as those worn by the Independence fighters, and following the tradition in Eritrea of keeping the shoes of the dead as a reminder of them, and this monument commemorates those freedom fighters killed in their struggle.