Objects
Verkhovik, upper garment with a hood, part of men's clothing for seal hunting. Russians
Verkhovik, upper garment with a hood, part of men's clothing for seal hunting. Russians
Title
Verkhovik, upper garment with a hood, part of men's clothing for seal hunting
Ethnic groups
Russians
Territory
Arkhangelsk Guberniya
Date
Last third of the 19th century
Collectors-person
Khudorozheva A.V.
Material
Cloth: print (linen); paint; threads: plant fiber: linen
Number
РЭМ 769-4
Annotation
It is a wide straight robe sewn from blue printed fabric with a res-and-white floral ornament. A verkhovik was worn over fur or cloth clothing to prevent it from wetting and fouling. Abstract by O.G. Baranova