Inventarnummer
4201.35.3
Titel
Leather embroidered boots
Beschreibung
One pair of leather embroidered boots, knee high in length. Green, blue and brown embroidery and leather detailing on front. Some loose beads (x5) and embroidery are stored with the boots in a seperate container.
Originally recorded as North American they have now been identified as being from Siberia, Amur region and may be associated with Capt Shepherd, who was in Siberia in 1877 for 'archaeological exploration and travel' according to the History of the Corps of Royal Engineers Vol.II (1951). As a result these boots were possibly made by the Nanai, who live in the Khabarovskii Krai, The Amur River Region, Russia.
Datum
1800 - 1900
Entstehungszeitraum
Late Victorian, 1876-1901
Format