DepartmentTextiles-Europe
Wedding dress ensemble
NameEnsemble
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
Dateca. 1920
Place madeZhegligovo, North Macedonia, Balkan Peninsula/Southeast Europe, Europe
MediumCotton, wool, metallic thread, metal, glass beads
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Macedonian Arts Council, Gift of Bernard W. Ziobro, Museum Purchase
Object numberV.2018.5.1-10
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
DescriptionThe bride's fitted vest, seen in the detail, is called saya. A woman wore it for the first year after her wedding. On her forehead are imitation coins made from brass and tin called tontuzi. An older chemise from the nineteenth century would have had much more embroidery on the hem and sleeve; the entire wedding ensemble was more elaborate then, indicating the tendency to simplification as the twentieth century progressed (Young Brides, Old Treasures: Macedonian Embroidered Dress, edited by Bobbie Sumberg, 2011).Parts of Ensemble: A.2010.19.3a-b, Buckle: Pafti
Parts of Ensemble: A.2010.6.133, Apron: Pestar edinicharen, c. 1920
Parts of Ensemble: A.2010.76.25, Hat: Fez, c. 1920
Parts of Ensemble: A.2010.76.26, Chemise: Koshula Guste Pole, c. 1920
Parts of Ensemble: A.2010.76.27, Belt: Belt, c. 1920
Parts of Ensemble: A.2010.76.28, Vest: Saya, c. 1920
Parts of Ensemble: A.2010.77.13, Head scarf: Head scarf, c. 1920
Parts of Ensemble: A.2010.77.14, Head band: Head band, c. 1920
Parts of Ensemble: A.2010.77.2, Belt: Beaded belt, c. 1920
Parts of Ensemble: A.2010.77.4, Pin, shirt ornament: Pin, shirt ornament, c. 1920
