My friend Donna Crispin, a fiber artist from Eugene Oregon, took these photos during a recent family trip to Nepal.  Bhaktapur is near the capitol and is a popular city among tourists.  It was great to see these straw sandals among the ‘products’ for sale in the shop.  They are a simpler version of item #NP1 in The Collection, made with essentially the same construction techniques, but no decoration.  NP1 has an interesting history.  It was purchased at a market in New York City and the buyer thought it was from Nepal.  This pretty much confirms it!

Straw shoes for sale in Bhaktapur

Shop in Bhaktapur Nepal