Title
Pair of slipper faces
Year/Period
Late 19th or early 20th century
Region
Indonesia
Material
Dimension
Object size: 27.3 x 18.5 cm
Accession No.
2015-02100
Collection of
This pair uncut slipper faces is made of tubular glass beads embroidered into leafy sprays on red velvet. The slipper faces would be subsequently cut out and sent to Chinese shoemakers to be sewn into a pair of shoes.This is an important and diverse collection of Peranakan Chinese beadwork and embroidery from Indonesia. It contains unusual forms of beadwork and embroidery and are reflective of the fondness that Peranakan Chinese throughout Southeast Asia have for bright colours and ornate decorations.
