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Textiles · Other

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Inv. no. Тк-1216 · Textiles

Project: Sloboda Ukraine Code. Ukrainian embroidery

Headscarf made from bleached homespun hemp canvas, rectangular in shape, decorated with stylized geometric embroidery in blue and red threads. Full description

Date
20th century
Material
Bleached hemp canvas, zapoloch
Technique
Hand weaving, hand embroidery
Dimensions
46x45 cm

Photo: M. F. Sumtsov Kharkiv Historical Museum · CC BY 4.0

Description

Headscarf made from bleached homespun hemp canvas, rectangular in shape, decorated with stylized geometric embroidery in blue and red threads. The embroidery composition is enclosed within a double frame of dotted stripes; along the sides of the frame and in the corners, there are eight four-petal flowers; scattered across the field are small compositions of two connected rectangles. Two edges of the headscarf are decorated with 'brush' fringe.

Record

Inventory number
Тк-1216
Title
Other
Collection group
Textiles · Other
Date
20th century
Material
Bleached hemp canvas, zapoloch
Technique
Hand weaving, hand embroidery
Dimensions
46x45 cm
Place of creation
Ukraine, Kharkiv Governorate, village of Kolontaivo

Updated 14 Oct 2026

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