Cantonese Opera Shoe Item Number: N1.874 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Single multicoloured shoe. Sole: straw covered with cotton. Square wooden heel. Uppers: purple damask and orange damask, with a butterfly embroidered on the toe. Ribbon border sewn around toe; ribbon is white with green and red floral embroidery. Red binding. At heel, a black cotton cuff extends up the back of the ankle with a red ribbon on either side securing it to the uppers. White cotton lining with a printed red cherry pattern.
History Of Use
Cantonese opera costume shoe, worn by women.
Item History
- Made in China
- Collected between 1900 and 1940
- Owned by Jin Wah Sing Musical Association before August 28, 1973
- Received from Barrett Montford Endowment Fund (Funding source), Jin Wah Sing Musical Association (Seller), Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source), Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source), Mah Society of North America (Funding source), Canada-China Friendship Association (Funding source), Quon H. Wong Agencies (Funding source) and Edith Low-Beer (Funding source) on August 28, 1973
What
- Name
- Cantonese Opera Shoe
- Identification Number
- N1.874
- Type of Item
- shoe
- Material
- grass, wood, cotton fibre and silk fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- dyed, embroidered, cut, appliqued, sewn and woven
- Overall
- height 15.0 cm, width 7.5 cm, depth 20.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- Jin Wah Sing Musical Association
- Received from
- Barrett Montford Endowment Fund (Funding source), Jin Wah Sing Musical Association (Seller), Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source), Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source), Mah Society of North America (Funding source), Canada-China Friendship Association (Funding source), Quon H. Wong Agencies (Funding source) and Edith Low-Beer (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- China
When
- Collection Date
- between 1900 and 1940
- Ownership Date
- before August 28, 1973
- Acquisition Date
- on August 28, 1973
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0248/0259