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Women's boot. Turkmen

Title:

Women's boot

Ethnic groups:

Turkmen

Territory:

Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic, Tashauzskaya Oblast, Kunya-Urgench district

Date:

early 20th century

Collectors-person:
Knorozov Yuri V.
Rubrics:

Costume

Material:

Leather

Dimensions:

length of sole 26.0; height 47.0

Number:

РЭМ 6620-11/2

Annotation:

The boots were probably made in Iran as high sandals were a more typical kind of boots for the Turkmens. The instep, sides, and bootleg’s top are decorated at the front with an inlaid pattern of bluish leather. At the front and outside, tassels of black leather strips hang down. The shape and pattern are common for the Turkmens, northern style.

Albums:
Yuri Knorozov's collections in the Russian Museum of Ethnography. To the 100th anniversary of the birth
Rus:
Сапог женский. Туркмены