New bride's dress

NameEnsemble

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Dateca. 1930

Place madePiyanets, Delchevo municipality, North Macedonia, Balkan Peninsula/Southeast Europe, Europe

MediumWool, cotton, rayon, glass beads, metal, paper

Credit LineGift of Vladimir Janevski, Gift of Mike Zafirovski in memory of his parents

Object numberV.2018.10.1-11

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 differences between dress from western and eastern Macedonia are clearly visible in this ensemble. The chemise, made from blue-striped white cotton fabric, is not embroidered; a band of machine-made lace decorates the hem. The twill weave black wool coat, saya, the soberly striped apron and belt, kutacha and poyas, and the shoulder bag, torba, indicate that weaving was more important than embroidery in the area. Even the jewelry is gold instead of silver. The emphatic creases on the back of the coat and in the apron are deliberate, providing evidence of how the garments were stored: folded in chests in the villages (Young Brides, Old Treasures: Macedonian Embroidered Dress, edited by Bobbie Sumberg, 2011).

Parts of Ensemble: A.2010.23.15, Belt: Belt, c. 1910
Parts of Ensemble: A.2010.76.10, Coat: Saya, c. 1940
Parts of Ensemble: A.2010.76.11, Belt: Belt, c. 1940
Parts of Ensemble: A.2010.76.12, Dickey: Gradnik, c. 1940
Parts of Ensemble: A.2010.76.13, Apron: Skutina, c. 1940
Parts of Ensemble: A.2010.76.14, Head scarf: Kavrak, c. 1940
Parts of Ensemble: A.2010.76.15, Towel: Head scarf, c. 1940
Parts of Ensemble: A.2010.76.16, Shoulder bag: torba, c. 1940
Parts of Ensemble: A.2010.76.37, Flower bouquet: Flower bouquet, 20th century
Parts of Ensemble: A.2010.76.9, Chemise: koshula, c. 1940
Parts of Ensemble: A.2010.77.3, Necklace: Necklace, c. 1940