Shoes Item Number: 984/9 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Pair of rigid black shoes made of smooth-surfaced heavy, stiff leather dyed black with unfinished natural leather soles and small heels nailed on with iron nails. One iron cleat is attached at toe and one at the heel. Row of hand-stitching around outer edge of sole. Shoes are low at sides, higher at back and have upturned toes with a centre seam. Piping in the same colour as the outside around the upper edge. Inside of shoes is brown and part b has a brown insole, while the other is black with the stitching showing.
History Of Use
Such black shoes, with small heels which distinguish them from more traditional Korean shoes, were worn by young female students in the Late Chosun Dynasty, after the beginning of the modernization of Korea. They were worn only by young women students, modern girls, with their schools uniform consisting of a black skirt “Chi-ma” and white jacket “Jo-go-ri”. Such young women were better educated and wealthier than others. Ordinary people wore rubber shoes then. At this time, western style shoes were not immediately adopted. Shoes of this kind, with western elements, were used, as were those with hobnails “jing”. These shoes were worn with Korean style cloth socks. Western style socks were imported in the 1930s, which could be worn with western style shoes.
Specific Techniques
The soles are hand stitched. The piping is machine stitched.
Item History
- Made in Korea during 1930
- Owned by Hi Soon Kim before August 7, 1984
- Received from Hi Soon Kim (Seller) and Unknown (Funding source) on August 7, 1984
What
- Name
- Shoes
- Identification Number
- 984/9 a-b
- Type of Item
- shoe
- Material
- cow skin ?, iron metal, dye and cotton fibre ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut, dyed, formed, nailed and stitched
- Part B
- height 6.5 cm, width 7.5 cm, depth 22.5 cm
- Part A
- height 6.5 cm, width 7.5 cm, depth 22.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Korean
- Previous Owner
- Hi Soon Kim
- Received from
- Hi Soon Kim (Seller) and Unknown (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Korea
When
- Creation Date
- during 1930
- Ownership Date
- before August 7, 1984
- Acquisition Date
- on August 7, 1984
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 77
- Accession Number
- 0984/0009 a-b