Woman's sleeveless coat (klasenik); made of homespun felted wool; upper front faced with velvet, gold braid, and gold embroidery; "vestigial" sleeves. 7-5119-5128 comprise a complete costume. Worn over sleeved vest 7-5121 and sleeveless vest, 7-5120, these three pieces worn as a single unit. Worn everyday but especially on Sunday and for festivals, and especially by younger women. Danglin pieces at sholders are vistigial sleeves which are reduced to present form because they are not used when worn with sleeved vest.Made by Terzija, professional tailors who make folk costumes. Worn by women at time of collection, 1964.
Donor:
Velimir Nikolov
Collection place:
Galičnik, Polog Region, Macedonia
Verbatim coll. place:
Yugoslavia; Macedonia; Galičnik; (purchased in Gostivar)
Culture or time period:
Macedonian (modern culture)
Collection date:
9/4/1964
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Coats (garments)
Function:
2.4 Fine Clothes and Accoutrements not used exclusively for status or religious purposes
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)
Loans:
S1965-1966 #41: Department of Home Economics (UC Davis) (January 18, 1966–February 28, 1966), S1967-1968 #75: Design Department (UC Berkeley) (January 10, 1968–February 2, 1968), and S1980-1981 #33: Roberson Center (December 10, 1980–March 27, 1981)