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Black satin heeled sandal with ankle strap

late 20th century

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A left black satin heeled sandal with an ankle strap. The shoe is made of black synthetic satin with a peep toe. The shoe has a quarter inch ankle strap that crosses at the center back of the heel. The back of the ankle strap, insole, and back of the front strap are made of gold metallic synthetic vinyl. A metal buckle is on the outer edge of the ankle strap. The base of the toe box is made of synthetic satin. Synthetic twill is on the underside of the insole. The outsole is made of brown vinyl. A white paper sticker on the outsole along the shank. The sticker has handwritten text in blue ink which reads [#150 / 6B]. Handwritten text in blue ink is along the heel breast which reads [#150 / 6B].

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Catalog reference: 2007.3.1076

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