Verkhovik, upper garment with a hood, part of men's clothing for seal hunting
Russians
Arkhangelsk province
Last third of the 19th century
Cloth: print (linen); paint; threads: linen
РЭМ 769-4
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
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