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DepartmentTextiles-Europe

Back apron

NameApron
CultureGheg Albanian/Muslim
Date1930-1950
Place madePec, Kosovo, Eastern Europe, Europe
MediumWool, man made lace, plastic beads
Dimensions8 11/16 × 14 3/16 in. (22 × 36 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Ronald Wixman and Stephen Glaser, A.2015.13.53
Object numberA.2015.13.53
DescriptionTrimmed on sides and hem in black machine made lace, enhanced with a row of white plastic beads. This wool apron cosisting of 2 pieces has at the sides 3 stripes whose colors and geometric patterns mirror one another - red, green, white; black, white, green, orange, red. The center stripes of the top pieceof fabric are blue and orange/ hot pink; while the lower are red and orange/ green. The center of hot pink, with blue x's and green diamonds, and its side stripes of white orange green, white and gold metalic unify the center's disparate colors. Sewn balls in blue, green, hot pink and gold deocrated with white plastic beads hang from the edge.
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