Ho Chi Minh sandals
Sandals made from tires, distinctive to the Viet Cong
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The Ho Chi Minh sandals (Vietnamese dép lốp "tire sandal") are a form of sandal made from discarded tires. Along with the khăn rằn scarf, they were a distinctive clothing of Viet Cong soldiers. These shoes were often called "Ho Chi Minh sandals" or "Ho Chis" by Americans, after the Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh.[1]
In Kenya, tyre sandals are mostly worn by the Maasai people
