Cow shoes - Cow shoes

Japanese: ウシノクツ - うしのくつ
Cow shoes - Cow shoes

...Waraji with the side straps cut off and attached to a piece of cloth are called kirioh waraji and are worn at festivals. Straw sandals for cows and horses are called ushi-no-kutsu, uma-no-kutsu, or maguttsu and are milkless straw sandals consisting of a back strap, strap, and base. Folk customs related to straw sandals can be found all over the country.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Ushinokutsu" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…わらじの横緒を切って前緒とし,布きれで横緒をすげたものは切り緒わらじといい,祭礼などにはかれる。牛や馬にはかせるわらじはウシノクツ,ウマノクツ,マグツといい,乳がなくかえしと緒,台座からなる無乳わらじである。 わらじにまつわる民俗は各地に見られる。…

※「ウシノクツ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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