Shoes Item Number: 1060/52 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Pair of shoes with pointed toes, reddish-brown leather soles, and yellow-brown leather uppers. The uppers have an opening like a slit across the foot just behind the arch and are embroidered on the top of the foot with a floral design in metal wire with black, pink and off-white fabric applique over which is silk(?) thread.
Narrative
The documentation from the Sisters of Saint Ann Museum says these were collected by Mrs. K. Widdowson and acquired in 1944.
Item History
- Made before 1944
- Owned by Sisters of Saint Ann Museum
- Owned by B.C. Provincial Museum before September 6, 1985
- Received from B.C. Provincial Museum (Transferring institution) on September 6, 1985
What
- Name
- Shoes
- Identification Number
- 1060/52 a-b
- Type of Item
- shoe
- Material
- dye, skin, metal, cotton fibre ? and silk fibre ?
- Part A
- height 7.9 cm, width 10.7 cm, depth 24.7 cm
- Part B
- height 7.5 cm, width 10.4 cm, depth 25.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- West African
- Previous Owner
- Sisters of Saint Ann Museum and B.C. Provincial Museum
- Received from
- B.C. Provincial Museum (Transferring institution)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- “Gambia” ?
When
- Creation Date
- before 1944
- Ownership Date
- before September 6, 1985
- Acquisition Date
- on September 6, 1985
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1060/0052 a-b