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2. Geta (footwear) - Wikipedia

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   These geta differed in construction to modern geta, having five or six holes in place of the modern-day three. The use and popularity of wooden clogs in China has been recorded in other sources dating to between the Spring and Autumn period (771–476 BCE) to the Qin (221–206 BCE) and Han dynasties (202 BCE–220 CE).

3. Okobo - Wikipedia

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   A pair of okobo with a woven bamboo top surface. Okobo (おこぼ), also referred to as pokkuri, bokkuri, or koppori geta (all onomatopoeic terms taken from the sound okobo make when walking), [1] are traditional Japanese wooden sandals worn by young girls for Shichi-Go-San, young women during Coming of Age Day and apprentice geisha in some regions of Japan.

4. Chopine - Wikipedia

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   Reconstruction of a 16th-century Venetian chopine. On display at the Shoe Museum in Lausanne. Calcagnetti (Chopine)- Correr Museum. A chopine is a type of women's platform shoe that was popular in the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries. Chopines were originally used as a patten, clog, or overshoe to protect shoes and dresses from mud and street soil.

5. Bakya - Wikipedia

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   This footwear is made from local light wood like santol and laniti. It is cut to the desired foot size before being shaven until smooth. The side of the bakyâ is thick enough to be carved with floral, geometric or landscape designs, a unique method in Southeast Asia for the artist's application of oneself towards the clog. [2]

6. 16 Best Shoes for Plantar Fasciitis to Avoid Heel Pain ... - AOL

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   Pros: Relief for plantar fasciitis. Comfortable and lightweight. Generously cushioned footbed. Responsive bounce. Supportive. Springy. Cons: A few shoppers preferred older iterations of the shoe

7. Patten (shoe) - Wikipedia

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   The word could also be used as a term for a wooden soled shoe, that is a chopine or clog, as opposed to an overshoe, until at least the nineteenth century. The word was also used for the traditional wooden outdoor shoes of Japan and other Asian countries. [ 9 ]