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shoe; 鞋(Chinese)

Object Type: shoe; 鞋 (Chinese)
Museum number: 1928,1022.196
Description: Shoe composed by two halves joined at the back of the heel and at the toe. The halves are made of superimposed layers of woollen and hemp textiles stitched together and bound with silk along the edges. The sole is made of leather. On the top of the shoe and at the back of the heel there is an applied band of embroidered and braided silk. The sides of the shoe are also embroidered with floral designs.
Production date: 6thC-7thC
Excavator/field collector
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Kara-khoja, Kao.III.03 (excavated in ruined sepulchral structure Kao.III at Gaochang/Kara-khoja); Excavated/Findspot: 哈拉和卓 (Chinese)
Materials: wool; hemp; leather; silk; 毛織品 (Chinese); 麻 (Chinese); 皮革 (Chinese); 絲綢 (Chinese)
Technique: woven; sewn; bound; braided; embroidered; applied; 織造 (Chinese); 縫製的 (Chinese); 裝訂的 (Chinese); 斜编 (Chinese); 刺繡 (Chinese); 應用的 (Chinese)
Dimensions: Height: 4.70 centimetres; Length: 23.50 centimetres; Width: 9.40 centimetres
Bibliographic references: Stein 1928 / Innermost Asia: detailed report of explorations in Central Asia, Kan-su and Eastern Iran (p.601; vol.III, pl.LXXXVIII); Whitfield 1985 / Textiles, Sculpture and Other Arts (fig.122) (bottom); Whitfield 2004b / The Silk Road. Trade, Travel, War and Faith. (pl.182)
Location: On display (G33/dc13a/s1)
Exhibition history: Exhibited: 2010-2011 Sept-Jan, New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 'From Xanadu to Dadu'
Acquisition date: 1928
Acquisition notes: For full acquisition history, see 1928,1022.1.
Department: Asia
Registration number: 1928,1022.196
Additional IDs: Miscellaneous number: Kao III.03 (Stein no.)
Conservation: Treatment: 08 Jul 2010; Treatment: 30 May 2004

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