نویسنده
Unknown
تاریخ انتشار
1800
محل انتشار
Egypt (made) -
موضوع
Africa Archaeology Death Footwear
نوع
دیگر
زبان
نامشخص
دیجیتال
بله
نسخه خطی
خیر
کتابخانه
Victoria and Albert Museum
شناسه دارایی کتابخانه
866-1903
شماره ثبت
866-1903
محل کتابخانه
Middle East Section
تاریخ
1800
یادداشتها
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.
