Woman’s linen scarf (darpna); pink embroidery around edges; pink embroidered circles with crosses along sides; tassels on 4 corners, one corner sewn down; 39 x 40 inches.
Donor:
Velimir Nikolov
Collection place:
Debar, Southwestern Region, Macedonia
Culture or time period:
Macedonian (modern culture)
Materials:
Linen (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Scarves (costume accessories)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
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), S1969-1970 #17: University of California, Los Angeles (August 18, 1969–January 7, 1970), and S1980-1981 #33: Roberson Center (December 10, 1980–March 27, 1981)