Long flared dress (kosulja) with bell sleeves; made from undyed cotton or linen sewn in panels. Heavily decorated: woven wool in panels of black, red, maroon with embroidery in gold & silver thread are sewn onto the dress at wrists and up arms - the patterns are reminiscent of oriental carpets. The hem has panels of embroidery, some differing from each other but generally in "carpet" patterns in red, white, beige, light green; along the hem is a strip of maroon wool with sequins sewn on. The stand-up collar and the two panels along the neck opening are embroidered like the sleeves with beads also sewn along edges and four rows of Turkish coins sewn onto the left front opening. Part of woman's dance costume 1981.35.11-22.

Collection type: Object
Description: Long flared dress (kosulja) with bell sleeves; made from undyed cotton or linen sewn in panels. Heavily decorated: woven wool in panels of black, red, maroon with embroidery in gold & silver thread are sewn onto the dress at wrists and up arms - the patterns are reminiscent of oriental carpets. The hem has panels of embroidery, some differing from each other but generally in "carpet" patterns in red, white, beige, light green; along the hem is a strip of maroon wool with sequins sewn on. The stand-up collar and the two panels along the neck opening are embroidered like the sleeves with beads also sewn along edges and four rows of Turkish coins sewn onto the left front opening. Part of woman's dance costume 1981.35.11-22.
Geographical reference: North Macedonia, Republic of
Europe > Southern Europe > North Macedonia, Republic of; Prilep
Cultural groups: Macedonian
Person: Field collector Anne Elizabeth Pennington; PRM source Anne Elizabeth Pennington
Date / Period: Date made: 1900-1910?, uncertain
Date collected: 1960 - 1980
Acquisition information: Bequeathed: 1981
Materials and processes: Material Wool Textile Animal, Material Yarn Metallic, Material Sequin, Material Bead, Material Metal, Material Cotton Textile Plant, Material Linen Textile Plant, Process Stitched, Process Woven, Process Embroidered
Dimensions: Length 1400 mm, Width 440 mm underarm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1981.35.23

Search terms: Clothing, Dress

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