Mardi Gras shoe

NameShoe

Maker Krewe of Muses

Date2008

Place madeNew Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North America

MediumWood, leather, twine, fabric, felt, plastic beads, metal

Dimensions6 1/2 × 3 1/8 × 10 5/16 in. (16.5 × 8 × 26.2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Mid-America Arts Alliance, A.2014.59.1

Object numberA.2014.59.1

DescriptionDecorated peach-colored shoe with green felt leaves surrounding front edge and back heel of shoe, wooden alligator head glued at open toe, plastic beads and felt flowers glued to front above alligator, green leaves on back has 'muses' painted on with green glitter glue, pointed heel has light blue felt flowers glued, fabric and colored twine glued to strap and inside of shoe, overall light gold glitter covers shoe, beads spelling 'bayou' are glued but have fallen off of shoe, '2008' glittered glued in gold on back.