Fill color not bound by paths???

Greetings. For some reason unknown to me, when I select a fill color for an object, the fill color expands beyond the boundary of the object. I've tried working with the pathfinder tools, specifically the Unite function as well as the Object, Group function with still no luck. Although they may appear as one outline, many of the strokes were laid seperately which is why I thought the Group and Unite functions would be the key. BTW, Almost forgot, tried the Compound path function as well which did alter the area of the fill but wasn't able to control it(fill) though. Any ideas how to accomplish a simple fill within the boundaries of a complex object?
Please help... already spent several hours trying to figure this out on my own.

Best way to do this is make the outline one path then the toes are drawn over that path now you fill only the foot path.
Since the toe divider lines are on top of the foot path you do not have to restack the paths.

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