Forgotten Wooden Shoes

While biking home I noticed a pair wooden shoes under some trees in what might have been some one's garden a long time ago. I don't know how long they've been there but looking at the amount of deterioration I would guess quite a long time. I often go past this area but this is the first time I have noticed them. Now of course, I notice them every time I pass.

I got to wondering about the shoes. Had they ever been worn or were they purchased as a souvenir? If they had been worn, when and by who? Were they purchased in Holland or were they some one's woodworking project?

Forgotten Wooden Shoes