Gold metallic heels worn by Ophelia DeVore

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

Pair of gold metallic leather open-toed heels worn by Ophelia DeVore. The shoes have a rounded open toe with a strap across the front of the foot that is gathered and wrapped with a gold leather coil in the middle. At the back are ankle straps that fit around the back of the ankle and cross in an x at the side with straps that fit around the front ankle and fasten with an adjustable metal buckle at the exterior side of each ankle. The three-inch heels are made from wood covered in textured metallic gold paint to match the uppers. The insoles are made from black leather. The outer soles are made from black rubber and there are black rubber caps on the bottom of each heel. Printed in gold on the insole near the heel of each shoe is the text "EXPRESSLY FOR / Tano / MADE IN SPAIN".

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