Chinese Dragon Boots Vintage Chinese Forest Green Velvet Embroidered Dragon Toddler Baby Bootie Boots

Vintage Chinese Forest Green Velvet Embroidered Dragon Toddler Baby Booties Boots Shoes. Vintage Collectible The culture of dragon & tiger head shoes has a long history and has a high research value. Very good condition, pre-owned never worn. The shoes measure approximately 7 inches tall in the front as it slants down to 6 inches tall in the back, 4½ inches bottom, and 2½ inches wide. These precious long baby booties boot style shoes have soft bottom soles and are fully lined with a soft pillowy fabric inside. Very sturdy working front zipper to take shoes off & on easily. I did notice when taking these photos there is a very slight difference in the zippers, I had these for years and never noticed till Photos. These were made in a small village and being authentic and handmade this is part of what occurs upon availability of supplies. There is also a shoe string tie on the upper back of each boot. Vintage (antique?) Chinese child's embroidered dragon baby booties boots shoes. They are made of a forest green velvet fabric, with embroidery creating a cute three dimensional animal face on the front.... The face shape of dragon shoes have a unique artistic charm. Dragon shoes were used as a protective symbol to frighten off evil spirits, bring peace and help a toddler learn how to walk. The shoes are ready to wear or would make for a wonderful display piece of vintage/antique Chinese textile art.