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Women’s footwear with knee-high tops, part of the festive costume. Chukchee

Title:

Women’s footwear with knee-high tops, part of the festive costume

Ethnic groups:

Chukchee

Territory:

Russia, Chukotka Autonomous Region, Anadyr district, village Vaegi

Date:

1991

Collectors-person:
Gorbacheva Valentina
Rubrics:

Costume

Material:

Threads: animal: tendinous cord; fur; leather: natural leather: hide; leather: natural leather: suede: skin suede; leather: synthetic; glass (glass beads)

Dimensions:

length 25.5; height 33.5

Number:

РЭМ 12905-8/1

Annotation:

Sewn from strips of white and dark domestic deer leg skin. The sole is of bearded seal skin, wool inside. The upper edge of the top is decorated with a geometric ornament (diamonds and crosses) embroidered with multicolor beads. Fixed above the foot with thin straps. Abstract by V.V. Gorbacheva