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Pilot cap made in Norway, part of the fishing outfit. Russians

Title:

Pilot cap made in Norway, part of the fishing outfit

Ethnic groups:

Russians

Territory:

Russian Empire, Arkhangelsk province, village

Date:

Late 19th century – early 20th century

Collectors-person:
Kapitsa Leonid L.
Rubrics:

Costume

Material:

Cloth: braid (wool); fur: natural; fibers: plant fiber: linen; threads: plant fiber: linen; leather

Number:

РЭМ 3178-34

Annotation:

Made of black leather; the cap band with earlaps and the peak are lined with black sheep fur and can be turned down; inside, it is quilted with black fabric and wadded. The Pomors of the Pomor Coast who sailed to the Murman fishery, and fishermen of the Tersk coast had fishing outfits made from wool, cloth, cowhide, sheepskin, and seal skin, often of Norwegian manufacture. Abstract by O.G. Baranova