Cantonese Opera costume boots. The body of each boot is made of yellow silk on the outside, with the outline of a tiger’s body embroidered on the front in black, tail to the top, shoulders at the ankles. Tiger stripes decorate the foot of the boot. On the toe is the tiger’s head, embroidered in metallic thread on a separate and attached piece of material. The ears, nose and tongue are attached pieces of red material, long pointed canine teeth are white, and the eyes protrude and are white and black. The inside of the boot is lined with unbleached cotton and two cotton strings are attached at the inner boot top for tightening. The sole of the boots are made of a thick piece of wood, painted white, angling sharply from ball of the foot up toward the tip of the toe.

• History Of Use

  Platform boots with tiger design and sculpted wooden soles. Likely part of a full costume of a martial character’s full armour (dakao) which also includes the robe and headdress.

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• Type of Item boot
• Culture Cantonese
• Material silk fibre, cotton fibre, wood, paint, hair, synthetic fibre
• Measurements height 38.7 cm, width 25.0 cm, depth 7.5 cm (part a) height 39.5 cm, width 25.5 cm, depth 7.3 cm (part b)

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• Previous Owner Jin Wah Sing Musical Association
• Received from Jin Wah Sing Musical Association

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• Made in China

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• Creation Date between 1920 and 1930
• Ownership Date before August 29, 2012
• Acquisition Date on August 29, 2012

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• Item Classes textiles
• Condition good
• Current Location Case 85
• Accession Number 2967/0030 a-b