A. Kerchief; B. kerchief. A). Linen, cotton. Plain weave, embroidery, drawn work, hemstitching, bobbin lace. White. Worn for baptisms; hemst. tucks, hems, 2 sides. 53½ inches by 51½ inches. B). Linen, cotton. Plain weave, open work embroidery, hemstitching. White. Worn in belt at baptisms; tucks, hemst. hems, 2 sides. Part of 3092 costume. 24½ inches by 24½ inches. January 1969 condit. good.
Donor:
Design Department (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
Western Balkans
Verbatim coll. place:
YUGOSLAVIA: Canneda
Culture or time period:
European
Materials:
Linen (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Embroidery (visual works), Lace (needlework), and Table coverings
Function:
2.4 Fine Clothes and Accoutrements not used exclusively for status or religious purposes
Accession date:
1974
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)