Shoes

NameShoes

CultureBalkans

Place madeShkodra (Skutari), Albania, Eastern Europe, Europe

MediumWool yarn, leather, commercial metallic thread, commercial lining

Dimensions11 7/16 × 33 7/16 × 2 9/16 in. (29 × 85 × 6.5 cm)
Length: tip of toe to where heel hits floor.

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Ronald Wixman and Stephen Glaser, A.2015.13.11ab

Object numberA.2015.13.11ab

Collections

Europe

DescriptionThe molded brown leather shoes have raised pointed toes decorated with pompoms of rose, orange, pink, white, blue, grey and black-white yarn. A large pompom of orange, salmon, white, yellow, green, rose, blue decorates the bottom of the diamond patterned woven toe area in orange, yellow, pink, blue, and rose wool. A braid of these same colors follows the shoe opening. Below it is an intricate metallic braid.