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.
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:
Sashes (costume accessories)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)
Dimensions:
overall— length 146 inches
Loans:
S1965-1966 #41: Department of Home Economics (UC Davis) (January 18, 1966–February 28, 1966), S1980-1981 #33: Roberson Center (December 10, 1980–March 27, 1981), and S1983-1984 #42: Andrei Simic (February 27, 1984–March 26, 1984)