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Kindahat, women’s festive mittens. Karelians

Title:

Kindahat, women’s festive mittens.

Ethnic groups:

Karelians

Territory:

Arkhangelsk province, Kem district

Date:

нач. XX в.

Material:

Threads: wool

Collectors-person:
Number:

РЭМ 3628-10/1

Annotation:

The mittens were hand-knitted from colored sheep wool. The ornament is geometric. Such mittens were used in wedding rites as dowry, and formed part of wedding gifts. Abstract by L.V. Korolkova

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Costume