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NameOveralls

Maker Setesdal Husflid

Maker Hasla AS

Dateca. 2018

Place madeValle, Setesdal, Norway, Europe

Mediumwool, leather, cotton, silver, gold-plated metal

Dimensions57 7/8 × 22 1/16 × 1 3/16 in. (147 × 56 × 3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2019.25.9

Object numberFA.2019.25.9

ProvenanceThese ensembles were sewn by Inger Homme and other community members organized through the Setesdal Husflid (local craft shop) in Valle.

DescriptionThese bib overalls are made of black, white, and green wool, black leather, embroidery, and have silver buttons. The embroidered green sections are backed in white wool. The center front and centerfront legs have green narrow insets. There is a front strip of black leather that continues down the center front, through the crotch and ends in a wide leather seat on the back. It is stitched in red. The legs end in wide green embroidered panels with some leather piping. There are 4 silver buttons on either side of the green embroidered bib panel and 4 silver buttons on each leg panel. The embroidery is in red, yellow, blue, black, and white.