Women's sandals

This type of sandal was mainly worn by well-to-do women in the cities of the Hidjaz. This pair comes from Mecca. The sandals have a leather strap in which the foot can be inserted. Sandals worn by women looked more lavish than those worn by men because of the decorations: here there are ornaments of wickerwork of leather and metal, red beads and tassels of silk in different colors.Paulien Post, 20…