Anasazi Footwear

Yucca and other vegetable fibres were woven, plaited and twisted into sandals. Contrary to logical technical progression, the more elaborately woven sandals are the older examples while the coarser woven examples are more recent. This can be explained because during the 8th century, pottery skills developed which led to a decline of basketry skills.

The Anasazi produced footwear primarily from the yucca plant. Its sword-shaped leaves were beaten until only long fibrous strands were left, which were then woven and plaited into various sandal designs.