Woman’s shoes Berber peoples Central Anti Atlas Mountains Mid-1900s Leather, silk, metallic threads Indianapolis Museum of Art, Lucille Stewart Endowed Art Fund 2001.165 These shoes have a richly embroidered surface that suggests that they were worn on special occasions. The metallic threads had to be imported to the central Anti Atlas region. Although time and wear have caused the metallic threads to lose their luster, the shoes still retain their original beauty. (via Traditional Moroccan clothes - Costumes of Morroco : Dresses Morocco Traditional Dress, History of Clothes, Traditional Wedding Clothes)
