Story: Dutch

Wooden clog

Clogs were traditionally used by the Dutch as overshoes for working outside. This clog was one of a pair that Adriana Pieters may have brought with her to wear on her husband’s farm in New Zealand.

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Swarbrick family

by Nancy Swarbrick

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How to cite this page

Redmer Yska, Dutch – First arrivals, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/1951/wooden-clog (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Redmer Yska, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 August 2024.

Comments

Linda Vermey
10 January 2024

Hi. I just wanted to let you know that in the Netherlands “klompen” or clogs are not used as “overshoes” as it states here! Clogs are actually warn as normal shoes with traditionally very thick socks made from goats wool.