Name of Object:

Bridal apron

Other name of the Object (second name):

Apron with sash and bead chain

Name in original language:

Skutina so pojas

Location:

Skopje, North Macedonia

Holding Institution:

Museum of Macedonia

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Date of Object:

End of the19th – beginning of the 20th century

Inventory Number:

17121, 17122, 17128

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Plain weave of cotton warp and weft consisting of wool and silver and gold wrapped thread. Decoration with sequins – svetlinke, puloi, and beads

Dimensions:

40 x 40 cm

Provenance:

V. Setole, Dolni Polog

Description:

Belts, sashes and aprons were unavoidable accessories of folk costumes in all areas of Macedonia. This sash was made of white hand-woven cotton cloth, which was decorated at the front with embroidery of pink wool, silver-wrapped thread, silver string, sequins and multi-coloured beads. It has a hook and a loop on the ends for fastening. The apron was made in the technique of plain-weave. The warp of cotton and the weft of red wool and silver and gold-wrapped threads was embellished with sequins – svetlinke – and beads. The apron has two strips on the left and right sides woven and decorated in the same manner with shells and coins suspended at the bottom.

Citation of this web page:

Gordanche Vidinic, ethnologist "Bridal apron" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2025.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;mc;12;en

Prepared by: Gordanche Vidinic, ethnologist
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MWNF Working Number: MC 012