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A cross with a loop

The State Ethnographic Museum in Warsaw

The State Ethnographic Museum in Warsaw
Warsaw, Poland

This type of crosses was worn only in the Silesia region, with traditional costumes from Rozbar or Pszczyna areas.Bought in shops as well as during pilgrimages to St.Anna’s Mountain or to Piekary.They were worn with necklaces and attached with a piece of blue (brides used green) ribbon in the middle of the lower string.Usually given by fiancé to fiancée.

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  • Title: A cross with a loop
  • Type: folk costume
The State Ethnographic Museum in Warsaw

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