المؤلف
Unknown
تاريخ النشر
1800
مكان النشر
Egypt (made) -
الموضوع
Africa Archaeology Death Footwear
النوع
أخرى
اللغة
غير محدد
رقمي
نعم
مخطوط
لا
المكتبة
Victoria and Albert Museum
معرف أصل المكتبة
866-1903
رقم السجل
866-1903
موقع المكتبة
Middle East Section
التاريخ
1800
ملاحظات
An incomplete pair of fibre open shoes. Egyptian, ca. AD1800-1900 (possibly). Round toe (flattened off) and round heel. Treadsole: Swayed. Rope like fibre woven across five vertical, thick strips (8mm wide) of same fibre (papyrus?). Toe knot protrudes through. Whip stitch, with fibre cord, sews sole to upper approx 15mm apart. Bright golden in colour. Insole: Of palm leaf woven 2 over, 2 under. Upper: One piece that joins at medial quarter, sewn with reinforcing strip of palm. Top edge sewn over with palm. Quarters and vamp edges (no vamp covering toes) woven 2 over, 2 under.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Woven palm or papyrus
Parçalar
Shoe, Shoe
Fiziksel açıklama
An incomplete pair of fibre open shoes. Egyptian, ca. AD1800-1900 (possibly). Round toe (flattened off) and round heel. Treadsole: Swayed. Rope like fibre woven across five vertical, thick strips (8mm wide) of same fibre (papyrus?). Toe knot protrudes through. Whip stitch, with fibre cord, sews sole to upper approx 15mm apart. Bright golden in colour. Insole: Of palm leaf woven 2 over, 2 under. Upper: One piece that joins at medial quarter, sewn with reinforcing strip of palm. Top edge sewn over with palm. Quarters and vamp edges (no vamp covering toes) woven 2 over, 2 under.
