apron
- Museum number
- Eu1994,01.6
- Description
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A woman's pleated apron, part of festive attire. Made from two equal sized pieces of tapestry woven wool cloth, predominantly dark red, sewn together, horizontally, along one selvedge. The centre field has isolated, elongated diamond motifs. The deep border comprises linked zigzag patterning. Similar patterning has been used along each side, with the addition of vertical lines with dashes. All worked in dark red, green, blue and black woollen yarn and gold- and silver-metal wrapped-thread. All four sides have applied black and green commercial wool braiding. A braided tie is stitched to one top corner, a loop to the other.
- Production date
- 1960-1970
- Dimensions
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Length: 60 centimetres
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Width: 67.50 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Eth Doc 1871: The costumes in this collection, and in Eu1993,07.1 to 61, were largely collected by Di Waller and Dan Lumley in the 1960s and early 1970s when Di Waller was based for some of the time in Skopje on a Leverhulme Scholarship.
The Vlachs were traditionally nomadic cattle breeders, to be found throughout the central Balkan mountain regions, although many have settled in Vardar, Macedonia.
For other parts of this festive clothing see: 1: waistcoat; 2: shoes; 3: socks; 4: shirt; 5: bib/plastron.
Similar aprons without the metal thread were worn by Vlachs in Prostotsani in Greek Macedonia (information from Natahsa lemos, 5.2.2015).
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
1994-5 4 Nov-26 Mar, London, Museum of Mankind, Balkan Costume from the Waller Collection, Case 3&4
- Acquisition date
- 1994
- Acquisition notes
- The items in this collection [Eu1993,07] and in Eu1994,01 were collected largely by Di Waller and Dan Lumley in the 1960s and early 1970s when Di Waller was based for some of the time in Skopje on a Leverhulme Scholarship.
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- Eu1994,01.6
