Shoes

NameFootwear

CultureBalkans

Dateca. 1910

Place madeAlbania, Eastern Europe, Europe

Place madeRepublic of Kosovo, Europe

MediumLeather, cotton, metallic thread, sequins

Dimensions11 1/4 × 3 15/16 × 13/16 in. (28.5 × 10 × 2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Ronald Wixman and Stephen Glaser, A.2015.13.14ab

Object numberA.2015.13.14ab

Collections

Europe

DescriptionThe brown leather men's shoes are formed from a single piece of leather, molded and joined at toe. The colors of the tightly knitted uppers vary from foot to foot. The proper right is dark green, yellow, black; the proper left is a brick and orange. On each are patterns in gold and silver threads. A center band is of black, brown, green and dark green has at its center, evenly spaced sequins. A blue heart lies in the yellow field. A finely knitted band encircles the opening and from it extends cotton ties.