Pair of Dancing Shoes, <i>Zapateados</i>
date: label: date made
content: ca 2000
notes: label: Description
content: 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 <i>zapateados</i>, 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.
place: label: Associated Place
content: Mexico: Veracruz, Naolinco de Victoria
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content: Home and Community Life: Ethnic
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content: Many Voices, One Nation
label: Exhibition
content: Many Voices, One Nation
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Martha Gonzalez
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2014.0139.02
label: accession number
content: 2014.0139
label: catalog number
content: 2014.0139.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Pair of dancing shoes
label: Object Name
content: Leather dancing shoes
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: NA (overall leather)
label: Physical Description
content: NA (overall; outside thread)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 23 mm x 8.5 mm x 11 mm; 29/32 in x 11/32 in x 7/16 in