Silk & Textile Shoe from China

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Illustration

Ibolya Horváth
by The Trustees of the British Museum
published on 25 April 2016
Silk & Textile Shoe from China Download Full Size Image

6th-7th century CE Chinese shoe composed by two halves joined at the back of the heel and at the toe. The halves are made of superimposed layers of woolen and hemp textiles stitched together and bound with silk along the edges. The sole is made of leather.

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Museum, T. T. o. t. B. (2016, April 25). Silk & Textile Shoe from China. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4988/silk--textile-shoe-from-china/

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Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Silk & Textile Shoe from China." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified April 25, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4988/silk--textile-shoe-from-china/.

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