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Group of five Chinese bound foot items, comprising two black…
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Sydney
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5-May-2019
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Group of five Chinese bound foot items, comprising two black bands with buckles to be worn as ankle covers, c.1890, a tool for ironing and fashioning the shape of bound feet shoes, c.1875, (see note), a pair of Red Cross stitch ankle bands, c.1875, a decorative wooden shoe c.1930 and a woman's wooden ruler. Provenance: collection of Judith Rutherford note: page 82 in Every Step a lotus: shoes for bound feet by Dorothy Ko
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Unclassified