The pointed tips belong to the traditional style of footwear of the Middle East and the (northern) Indian continent. In medieval Europe such slippers were named after the Polish city of Krakow. The high beaks of these "Crakows" were called "Poulaines", after the French name for Poland.
See also the TRC online exhibition Afghan Dress (2017).
TRC online catalogue (retrieved 16 May 2021).
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