Object Details
- Description
- This pair of dancing shoes was donated by Martha Gonzalez, the lead singer of Quetzal, a Mexican-American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Known as zapateados, the shoes are worn for Mexican dances that involve stamping and tapping feet against the ground to create rhythm. Purchased in Veracruz, Mexico, the shoes have a unique square toe, which Gonzalez claims is better for dancing. The shoes have a long history of use with significant wear from her performances.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Martha Gonzalez
- ca 2000
- ID Number
- 2014.0139.02
- accession number
- 2014.0139
- catalog number
- 2014.0139.02
- Object Name
- Pair of dancing shoes
- Leather dancing shoes
- Physical Description
- NA (overall leather)
- NA (overall; outside thread)
- Measurements
- overall: 23 mm x 8.5 mm x 11 mm; 29/32 in x 11/32 in x 7/16 in
- Associated Place
- Mexico: Veracruz, Naolinco de Victoria
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Ethnic
- Many Voices, One Nation
- Exhibition
- Many Voices, One Nation
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1695369
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b1-bd36-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
