Veldskoen
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Veldskoens are South African shoes made from untanned leather or soft rawhide uppers attached to a soft sole without tacks or nails.
Their name comes from Afrikaans
veld ("field") and skoen ("shoe"), and their design is believed to be based on the traditional Hottentot footwear observed by the first Dutch settlers in South Africa.
They are sometimes considered light boots, although their topline is considerably lower than those of chukka boots or desert boots, which are otherwise similar. Veldskoen soles are sometimes cut from old car tires rather than crepe rubber.
Veldskoens are familiarly referred to as "vellies" in South African slang.
Their name comes from Afrikaans
Afrikaans
Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken natively in South Africa and Namibia. It is a daughter language of Dutch, originating in its 17th century dialects, collectively referred to as Cape Dutch .Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , .Afrikaans was historically called Cape...
veld ("field") and skoen ("shoe"), and their design is believed to be based on the traditional Hottentot footwear observed by the first Dutch settlers in South Africa.
They are sometimes considered light boots, although their topline is considerably lower than those of chukka boots or desert boots, which are otherwise similar. Veldskoen soles are sometimes cut from old car tires rather than crepe rubber.
Veldskoens are familiarly referred to as "vellies" in South African slang.