Silk Embroidered Chinese Foot Binding Shoe - Rita Okrent Collection (AA048b)

Silk Embroidered Chinese Foot Binding Shoe - Rita Okrent Collection (AA048b)Antique silk shoe for bound feet, with blue and gold embroidery and trim. 1800's or early 1900's. Foot binding was discontinued around 1920. Rita bought these Lotus shoes shoes for bound feet during travels to China in the 1980's in Xian. Check out the episode called "China's Foot Binding Tradition" from the "Stuff you Missed in History Class" podcast. Measures 6 x 5. 5. Artifacts and Antiques Item 048b

Antique and Vintage Item 335

Berber Enameled Silver Hamsas

These magnificent ancient glass beads from the Islamic era come from the West African country of Mali and are estimated to be from between 800-1200 A

Discovered in Egypt in the trade crossroads of the Siwa Oasis

Reserved: African wood tool or decorative item

Strand 20: 10 beads

Pendant Item 679

4 cm at smallest part of width

vintage glass disk beads

Lots of character

An example of a traditional

Strand of blue-gray Pre-Columbian beads