Name of Object:

Bridal coat (Klashenik)

Name in original language:

Nevestinska gorna obleka

Location:

Skopje, North Macedonia

Holding Institution:

Museum of Macedonia

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Date of Object:

Late 19th – early 20th century

Inventory Number:

7285

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Thick twill-weave woollen fabric decorated with braids

Dimensions:

100 x 64 cm

Provenance:

Veles Region, Mijaks

Description:

A klashenik is a kind of over-garment in varying lengths and split on the front made of thick woollen broadcloth called klashna. This knee-length piece comes from the Veles Region. It is abundantly adorned with embroidery above the lower hem and at the breasts. Embroidery was an inevitable part of decorating the majority of Macedonian folk costumes. The exquisite, meticulously executed embroidery applied on this tunic makes it a real work of art.

Citation of this web page:

Gordanche Vidinic, ethnologist "Bridal coat (Klashenik)" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;mc;15;en

Prepared by: Gordanche Vidinic, ethnologist
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MWNF Working Number: MC 015