Yupka

Yupka made of black fabric, with a back cut at the waist with three 'whiskers.' The waistline is accented with a strip of velvet fabric, pink braid, and decorated with 9 buttons. The hem, right front panel, and sleeve bottoms are stitched with a diamond-shaped ornament. The right front panel and sleeve bottoms are decorated with velvet, red, green, and pink braid, and decorative stitching. The right front panel is adorned with buttons, two rows of 7 each. The yupka is lined with beige fabric and has a thin layer of batting. Provenance: Belonged to Domna Petrivna Kalinichenko, a resident of the village of Mospanove, Chuhuiv district.