Woman's boot, one of a pair, leather with silk embroidery, from Shache (Yarkand), China, ca. 1873 One side of a pair of boots, most likely worn by women from the city of Yarkand (also known as Shache in Chinese) at festive occasions. It is made of leather lined with bright red and green woollen felt appliqué with elaborate floral motifs embroidered or couched in a combination of silk, metal, gold and woollen threads on its upper and its cuff, with a blue-painted hemp layered at the top of the cuff, a front vamp lined with magenta cotton/woollen ends, and edged with chagrin (or shagreen) between its upper and wooden sole and 4cm-high heel which is layered with leather at the bottom.