New groom's dress

NameEnsemble

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Dateca. 1920

Place madeSkopska Blatiya, North Macedonia, Balkan Peninsula/Southeast Europe, Europe

MediumCotton, wool, leather, glass beads

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, mixed MNM and IFAF collections. FA numbers: Gift of Bernard W. Ziobro, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William F. Hennessey, IFAF Collection

Object numberV.2018.4.1-9

ProvenanceThe Macedonian Arts Council, from 2007-2010, presented as a gift to the Museum of International Folk Art 25 ensembles of multiple pieces. While a small number of the pieces were purchased, the majority of the costumes were donated to the Arts Council by collectors based in the United States and Macedonia

DescriptionA man wore this ensemble, a shirt, ayti, vest, elek, trousers, gakyi, belt, poyas, hat, shubara, and towel, krpa, on his wedding day with the addition of a jube or sleeveless coat normally only worn by a man in his fifties or older. A young man not yet married wouldn't have to wear the vest or hat. Although men's dress was less status-specific than women's, it was sometimes used to express change (Young Brides, Old Treasures: Macedonian Embroidered Dress, edited by Bobbie Sumberg, 2011).

Parts of Ensemble: A.2010.23.12, Scarf: Scarf
Parts of Ensemble: A.2010.6.127, Trousers: Gatyi, c. 1920
Parts of Ensemble: A.2010.6.129, Man's vest: Elek, c. 1920
Parts of Ensemble: A.2010.6.130, Sash: Pojas, c. 1920
Parts of Ensemble: FA.1972.26.2 B, Shirt, man's: Ajta, c. 1920
Parts of Ensemble: FA.1972.26.2 D, Sash: Peskir, c. 1900 - 1920
Parts of Ensemble: FA.1972.26.2 F, Hat: Hat, c. 1920
Parts of Ensemble: FA.1972.26.2 G, Socks, mens: Chorapi, c. 1920
Parts of Ensemble: FA.1972.26.2 H, Shoes: Opinci