Survivor: Much Worn, Much Mended, Embroidered Antique Red Leather Doll/Child Lace Up Shoe vintage native mask They are in pretty pristine

They are in pretty pristine condition though

in fact encountered Vytlacil early on

I think they are just fantastic without them

) His baggage is long since gone

Survivor: Much Worn, Much Mended, Embroidered Antique Red Leather Doll/Child Lace Up Shoe vintage native mask They are in pretty pristineI had to rescue this one, long ago having lost its mate, which I have to guess deteriorated to the point of no return! This soft leather bootie was mended and mended and mended again, with the combination of its original construction, black hand embroidered details along the front, and all the hand stitched mends in black and brown thread yielding what feels to me quite a singular and poignent object. I might hang it on the wall (or rear view mirror!)