SHOE EMBROIDERY

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COLLECTION OF ETHNIC FOOTWEAR WILLIAM HABRAKENA

William Habraken (Holland) assembled the largest collection of ethnic footwear that was registered in Guinness Book of Records in 2006. My father was a shoe business, he himself, too - on business trips, he traveled 120 countries and everywhere trying to supplement their collection. Now in the collection of more than 3,000 pairs of shoes from 153 countries and regions. Most of the samples from China and North America. Also there are unique examples from the Middle East and Southeast Asia

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Complete collection can be found by typing in a search engine name William 'Boy' Habraken or simply William Habraken

Armenia, men's wedding shoes.

Morocco, women's shoes, 20th century

Burma, women's boots, 20th century.

China, Beijing, the imperial shoes, 19th century

China men's shoes, 20th century.

China, women's shoes, 20th century

China, women's winter boots, 19th century.

Egypt, women's shoes, inlaid with mother of pearl, early 20th century

France, 19th century

Belgium, women's winter boots, mid-20th centuries

Afghanistan, the officer's front shoes, 19th century.

Greece supposedly boys' shoes, 20th century

Ghana, men's boots, 20th century

India, men's sandals, 19th century

Indonesia, Java, 20th century

Iran, shoes for girls, 20th century

Italy, shoes for a shepherd, mid 20th century

Japan, baby shoes, 19th century

Japan, samurai shoes, 19th century

Korea, men's shoes for rainy weather, the 19th century

Kyrgyzstan, men's boots, 19th century

Mongolia, mens boots, 20th century

Morocco, the Berbers, the 20th century

Norway, the Sami, 20th century

Sweden, the Sami, children's winter boots, 20th century

Tunisia, Berbers, women's boots, 20th century

Tunisia, women's sandals, 19th century

North America, Wyoming, women's shoes, 20th century

Uzbekistan, women's shoes, mid 20th century

Yugoslavia, men's shoes, 20th century

Bolivia, dance shoes, 20th century

Bosnia and Herzegovina, baby sandals, early 20th century

Bhutan, the middle of the 20th century. Was in Bhutan this year, selling travel options this shoe with traditional embroidery.

Nigeria, shoes for riding, 20th century

Argentina, gaucho boots, mid 20th century

Turkey, men's shoes, 20th century

Australia, Aborigines, men's shoes Ritual, 20th century

Pakistan, 20th century

Portugal, women's shoes farmer, mid 20th century

Philippines, mid 20th century

Romania women's boots for dancing, mid 20th century

Greece, men's shoes, 19th century

Vietnam, women's shoes, the 21st century

Ethiopia, men's sandals, 19th century

Tanzania, women's shoes, 20th century