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Actions	model bound foot from China Remove from selection Add to selection Object numberI1857 Titlemodel bound foot from China DescriptionModel of 15-year-old Chinese girl's foot, with shoe and bottom of trouser leg, in wooden case. The foot was only 10cm long. Foot binding was a custom practised on young girls and women for approximately one thousand years in China, beginning in the 10th century and ending in the early 20th century. Production placeChina Production date 1874-05 Object namefoot, girl's (model) Materialwood Dimensions case height: 20.4 cm case width: 12.9 cm case depth: 7.1 cm

Object numberI1857

Titlemodel bound foot from China

DescriptionModel of 15-year-old Chinese girl's foot, with shoe and bottom of trouser leg, in wooden case. The foot was only 10cm long. Foot binding was a custom practised on young girls and women for approximately one thousand years in China, beginning in the 10th century and ending in the early 20th century.

Production placeChina

Production date 1874-05

Object namefoot, girl's (model)

Materialwood

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