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NameHeadscarf

Date1925-1935

(not assigned)Kosovo, Bitola, Macedonia, Europe

(not assigned)North Macedonia (Formerly Republic of Macedonia), Southeastern Europe, Europe

MediumCotton, silk?, coins in copper, brass, nickel

Dimensions29 1/2 × 31 1/8 in. (75 × 79 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Bernard and Susan Ziobro, A.2015.20.15

Object numberA.2015.20.15

ProvenanceDonor grew up in Pittsburgh, PA as part of a local Yugoslav immigrant community. See long history of the collection in object file.

DescriptionThis scarf consists of two white cotton rectangles sewn together. The scarf has red, crocheted edging except in one corner area. The opposite corner is embroidered in black silk and has nine 1912 Bulgarian coins: 5 copper, 2 brass, and 2 nickel. From a corner point hangs a black tassle (cotton wrapped in silk?).