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Saint-Maurice displayed his extensive art collection at the 1878 Paris exhibition, in a gallery entitled L'Egypte des Khalifes. This was part of an official sequence of displays celebrating the history of Egypt, presented by the Egyptian state at this international event. Saint-Maurice held a position at the Khedival court, and had lived in Cairo in 1868-1878. Following the exhibition, Saint-Maurice offered his collection for sale to the South Kensington Museum (today the V&A).","historicalContext":"This pair of modestly high <i>qabqab</i> dates to the 19th century but is typical of <i>qabqab</i> worn since at least the 16th century. Though Near Eastern bathhouses had heated floors, the use of the <i>qabqab</i> to protect the wearer's feet seems to have been limited to women. This type of footwear was worn all over the Ottoman empire, and therefore difficult to pinpoint country of origin. 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