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Traditional shoes
Traditional shoes
Traditional shoes
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentAsia

Traditional shoes

NameVotive Offering
Artist Artist Not Recorded
Datec. 1960
Place madeChina, East Asia, Asia
MediumPaper, paint, adhesive
Dimensions9 13/16 × 3 3/8 × 3 9/16 in. (24.9 × 8.5 × 9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.13.611V
Object numberA.1981.13.611V
Description2 pieces. Cut, folded, painted. Lacquered; black, top, soles. Tops lacquered with painted matte black band around throat. Natural colored inside with English language newspaper on inner sole. Inner sole reads "The Advocate, Alhambra, Calif. Thurs. Oct. 16, 1947".
Traditional women's shoes
Artist Not Recorded
c. 1960
Ojotas
Artist Not Recorded
20th century
Shoes
c. 1920
Child's Shoes  with Wooden Pegs
Artist Not Recorded
130 - 150 yrs old