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Cantonese Opera Boots

MOA: University of British Columbia

2967/32 a-b

Cantonese Opera costume boots. Pair of calf-high red boots, with an embroidered floral motif and thick white soles curved upwards at the front. The foot is demarcated from the calf with red piping, from the same fabric as the surface fabric, and there are vertical lines of piping at the front and at back. The motif is of green vines with light green and white leaves and two-toned yellow and pink flowers. There are white cotton ties on the top of the boots, at the back.

  • Type of Item boot
  • Culture Cantonese
  • Material silk fibre, cotton fibre, leather skin, wood, paint
  • Measurements height 41.0 cm, width 7.3 cm, depth 26.0 cm (part a) height 41.5 cm, width 7.3 cm, depth 25.5 cm (part b)
  • Previous Owner Jin Wah Sing Musical Association
  • Received from Jin Wah Sing Musical Association
  • Made in China
  • Ownership Date before August 29, 2012
  • Acquisition Date on August 29, 2012
  • Item Classes textiles
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 2967/0032 a-b

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