Title
Pair of wedding shoes for men
Year/Period
Late 19th-early 20th century
Region
Indonesia
Object Type
Material
Dimension
Object size: Please refer to parts
Accession No.
2011-02993
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr and Mrs Lee Kip Lee
This pair of shoes is made of cotton thread with geometric patterns and butterfly motifs. Butterflies were common motifs for weddings as a symbol of fertility for the couple. This would have been worn by the Peranakan Chinese groom in Indonesia as part of the 12-day wedding.
