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DepartmentTextiles-Europe

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
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.

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