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Hearst Museum object titled Slippers, accession number 9-21289a,b, described as Manchu women’s platform (“flower pot”) slippers. Off-white damask uppers in two zones: embroidered cracked-ice pattern with flowers and buds above; a sober flowering bamboo pattern appliqued below. All decorations and piped edgings in black. Front seam raised with a cord covered with off-white damask and reinforced at the tip with a patch of the same material and decoration as the lower uppers. Seam at the heel covered with black broadcloth below and with off-white damask above. Upper lined with white cotton cloth. Black-piped intermediate sole, again covered with white cotton. Twine stitched to uppers. Whitened platform supports the intermediate sole, receded to a 4 cm long and 5 cm wide sten, increasing again to a 7.5 cm long and 8.7 cm side heel covered with a pad of quilted textile layers glued and nailed to the heel. Overall length of uppers: 24 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Snowshoes (drags), accession number 2-72506a,b, described as carved wooden snow shoes, long narrow ovals with perpendicular oval cut at each heel. Decorated at heel and tow with red and black designs.
Hearst Museum object titled Snowshoes (drags), accession number 2-72504a,b, described as Snow shoes, carved, long and narrow ovals with perpendicular oral at each heel. Decorated at heel and toe, sinew string ties them together.

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