Orange heels with fur & box

The majority of this donation of footwear worn by Peranakans are unusual because 1) they bear shopmarks and/or dates 2) stylistics. The shopmarks come in a variety of languages including Chinese characters and Bahasa Indonesia. Some also indicate the locality of the shop such as Batavia and Singapore.

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