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Povoinik, a headdress

Title:

Povoinik, a headdress

Territory:

European Russia

Date:

second half of the 19th century

Material:

Silk, linen canvas, metallized, glass beads

Technique:

Embroidery

Collectors-person:
Khudorozheva A.V.
Number:

РЭМ 684-1

Annotation:

The kokoshnik is a typical women's headdress from the Vologda province, known by other names, such as "sbornik," "morshen," "borushka," and "povoynik." Its rigid frame was typically covered with silk fabrics, gold or metallic thread embroidery, glass, pearls, beads, and mother-of-pearl.

Albums:
A Cocoon of Traditions: Silk in the Culture of the Peoples of Eurasia
Rubrics:

Decorations/jewelry, Costume, headdress

Rus:
Повойник. Великороссы (русские)