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Snowshoes, California, Maidu People, early 20th century, FM58276. Wet weather shoes, Japan, early 20th century, FM97600
Environment is the factor that influenced how these pairs of shoes were made and used.

Protecting the feet in different terrains is the COMMON CONCERN that these pairs of shoes address.

These pairs of shoes show DIFFERENT RESPONSES to protecting the feet. Snowshoes protect the feet from snow filled terrain, while wet weather shoes keep the feet above rainy ground.
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