Sandals

Carpu

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"687. Sandals - "Tjarpu"
Two Arabian sandals, as they are worn by the Muslim priests and Hadjis on the East Indian Archipelago. The natives do not use any covering for their feet and one only finds a few people in the larger places on Java who use these Arabian sandals."