Woman's silk kerchief (rizince-koprineno); worn as a decorative apron; pink with embroidered floral design; fringed; 31" square. Rizince-local dialect for kerchief; kaprineno- silk. Worn by young women over regular apron as part of festive costume; costume of older women in same area does not include this item, although otherwise similar. At one time these were imported from Istanbul or Solika via Debar. Still worn 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
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
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)