Rödhätta (everyday red cap for unmarried women)

NameCap

CultureSwedish

Date20th century

Place madeLeksand parish, SWEDEN, Europe

MediumWool, linen, dye

Dimensions8 11/16 × 7 1/16 × 8 1/16 in. (22 × 18 × 20.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Kersti Jobs-Björklöf, A.2020.16.1

Object numberA.2020.16.1

ProvenancePurchased by the donor as gifts for the museum in March 2019 from one of the local "costume markets" (dräktmarknad0, this one (formerly known as the Dräktbytardag/Costume Exchange Day) has been held annually sine 2004 by the Leksand Folk Dance Team (Leksands Folkdanslag0.

DescriptionRed cap with pleating, black linear trim, and matching chin strap.