Woman's outer coat (zobance, Debar dialect; Klasenik, Macedonian); wool with embroidered, multicolored trim around edges and bodice; metal openwork balls on bodice; 43 inches long
Donor:
Velimir Nikolov
Collection place:
Debar, Southwestern Region, Macedonia
Culture or time period:
Macedonian (modern culture)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.4 Fine Clothes and Accoutrements not used exclusively for status or religious purposes
Accession date:
1965
Context of use:
7-5110 through 7-5118 are part of a woman's wedding costume in Debar, Macedonia. Shown being worn in 13-5431, 13-5432, and 13-5433.
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 S1971-1972 #113: City of Palo Alto (March 24, 1972–June 5, 1972)