Shoes

Museum number:
9-17991a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210917991a@2cb
Alternate number:
20 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4278
Description:
Shoes, black cloth tops, soles made of automobile tires. One pair: A is right show; B is left shoe. For everyday wear by both men and women. Men craft the shoes; women embroider the upper portions. This pair has no embroidery. Length 26 cm, width 10 cm.
Donor:
unknown
Collection place:
Shaping, Yunnan province, Southwest China
Verbatim coll. place:
China, Yunnan Province, Bai Nationality. Purchased at Shaupin Market
Culture or time period:
Bai
Collector:
Karin Obal
Collection date:
August 1987
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Shoes (footwear)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Context of use:
For everyday wear by both men and women. Men craft the shoes; women embroider the upper portions. This pair has no embroidery.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 5 titled Shoes, accession number 9-17991a,b, described as Shoes, black cloth tops, soles made of automobile tires. One pair: A is right show; B is left shoe. For everyday wear by both men and women. Men craft the shoes; women embroider the upper portions. This pair has no embroidery. Length 26 cm, width 10 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 5 titled Shoes, accession number 9-17991a,b, described as Shoes, black cloth tops, soles made of automobile tires. One pair: A is right show; B is left shoe. For everyday wear by both men and women. Men craft the shoes; women embroider the upper portions. This pair has no embroidery. Length 26 cm, width 10 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 5 titled Shoes, accession number 9-17991a,b, described as Shoes, black cloth tops, soles made of automobile tires. One pair: A is right show; B is left shoe. For everyday wear by both men and women. Men craft the shoes; women embroider the upper portions. This pair has no embroidery. Length 26 cm, width 10 cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 5 titled Shoes, accession number 9-17991a,b, described as Shoes, black cloth tops, soles made of automobile tires. One pair: A is right show; B is left shoe. For everyday wear by both men and women. Men craft the shoes; women embroider the upper portions. This pair has no embroidery. Length 26 cm, width 10 cm.Hearst Museum object 5 of 5 titled Shoes, accession number 9-17991a,b, described as Shoes, black cloth tops, soles made of automobile tires. One pair: A is right show; B is left shoe. For everyday wear by both men and women. Men craft the shoes; women embroider the upper portions. This pair has no embroidery. Length 26 cm, width 10 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Shoes, accession number 9-17991a,b, described as Shoes, black cloth tops, soles made of automobile tires. One pair: A is right show; B is left shoe. For everyday wear by both men and women. Men craft the shoes; women embroider the upper portions. This pair has no embroidery. Length 26 cm, width 10 cm.

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