Woman’s apron (bovca lepa- “ pretty apron”); made of homemade wool (two parts sewn together) with purchase trim; banded design in aniline; blue fringe on one side, “velveteen” trim on other: 28 inches wide; 52 inches long
Donor:
Velimir Nikolov
Collection place:
Debar, Southwestern Region, Macedonia
Culture or time period:
Macedonian (modern culture)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Aprons (protective wear)
Function:
2.4 Fine Clothes and Accoutrements not used exclusively for status or religious purposes
Accession date:
1965
Context of use:
7-5110 through 7-5118 are part of a woman's wedding costume in Debar, Macedonia. Shown being worn in 13-5431, 13-5432, and 13-5433.
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)
Loans:
S1965-1966 #41: Department of Home Economics (UC Davis) (January 18, 1966–February 28, 1966) and S1967-1968 #122: Design (UC Berkeley) (April 15, 1968–April 23, 1968)