Yazar
Unknown
Basım Tarihi
1800
Basım Yeri
Egypt (made) -
Konu
Africa Archaeology Death Footwear
Tür
Diğer
Dil
Belirlenmemiş dil
Dijital
Evet
Yazma
Hayır
Kütüphane
Victoria and Albert Museum
Demirbaş Numarası
866-1903
Kayıt Numarası
866-1903
Lokasyon
Middle East Section
Tarih
1800
Notlar
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.
