Object name: Sash / Culture or time period: Macedonian (modern culture) / Loans: S1980-1981 #33: Roberson Center (December 10, 1980–March 27, 1981) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object name Sash Culture or time period Macedonian (modern culture) Loans S1980-1981 #33: Roberson Center (December 10, 1980–March 27, 1981)

Hearst Museum object titled Sash, accession number 7-5123, described as Woman's wool sash (pojas) made from homespun; brownish-purple; white and blue weft designs near ends; very long fringe; 5" wide, 142" long. Used by women for everyday wear as sash under prepaska sash, 7-5124. Worn alone by older women. Fringe at end known as amajlija, "amulet". Made by women for own use and still worn by some women at time of collection. 7-5119-5128 comprise a complete costume.

Hearst Museum object titled Sash, accession number 7-5130, described as Man's wool sash (pojas); green with red, white, orange, and blue warp and weft design elements; 3 tassels at each end; 12" wide, 202" long. Pojas: Macedonian for "sash". Worn by men of all age groups with both summer and winter costume of Ovce Pole. Home woven by women for men of the family. Ovce Pole in an area around Sveti Nikole including several villages. Earlier these were predominantly red rather than green. Now both are found

Hearst Museum object titled Sash, accession number 7-5124, described as Woman's wool sash (prepaska); made from homespun; gold braid and red fringe on one side; red fringe at one end' 146 inches long. This sash, made by women for their own use is worn (especially by the younger women) for everyday, but especially sundays and festive occasions, over the pojas. The word prepaka is normally used for a sash loosely tied or a cloth tied as a sash around a child. Glichik the name is used to distinguish it from other type of sash (pojas, 7-5123) also worn. Still worn by some women at time of collection, 1964. 7-5119-5128 comprise a complete costume.