Cleveland Museum of Art

Macaramé shoes

Date

before 1932

Medium

Abacá

Culture

Philippines

Department

Textiles

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

Finely knotted abacá fibers form intricate geometric patterns in this small pair of shoes, likely created for display rather than for wear. Some sections are dyed, adding subtle tonal variation to the design. The macramé technique combined with local abacá suggests a colonial-era or early-20th-century hybrid craft, likely taught in a convent or school setting. The shoes are unstitched at the bottom, suggesting they were never meant to be worn.

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