Woman's Sandals

Textile

Tracing Patterns Foundation

Name/Title

Woman's Sandals

Entry/Object ID

2023.4.2

Description

A pair of sandals made with leather soles and green velvet ground with metal thread embroidery. The soles are stamped with number 36, 72, 1914.

Acquisition

Accession

2023.4

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Alex Corey

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown Maker

Textile Details

Technique

Embroidery, Velvet

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Island

Java

Country

Indonesia

Culture/Tribe

Peranakan

Material

Leather, Silk, Metallic Thread

Provenance

Notes

Purchased by Alex Corey in Java between 1974-1982. The item was part of the inventory of Alex Corey's business, the Kebaya Company in California. It was donated to Tracing Patterns Foundation in 2023.