Cerapi or chorabi

NameSocks

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Place madeBoroec Village, Strushki Drimkol Municipality, Macedonia, Europe

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

MediumWool

Dimensions10 1/4 × 6 1/8 × 13 3/4 in. (26 × 15.5 × 35 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Bernard and Susan Ziobro, A.2016.1.10ab

Object numberA.2016.1.10ab

DescriptionThe black, wool socks knitted in stockinette stitch have three bands of white (opening mid-calf instep) forming geometric patterns, set off by stitches in green, hot pink, cobalt, and orange. A four-strand braid in white, black, pink, and green passes through knitted loops (openings) and serve as ties.