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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.

Collectors-person:
Rubrics:

Costume

Material:

Threads: animal: wool

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