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Yellow glass beads called 'żigloki'

the first part of 20. century

The Museum of Katowice History

The Museum of Katowice History
Katowice, Poland

Glass yellow beads made of transparent glass. Seven strings of round beads. Two narrowest cords have small, equal-sized beads, in the remaining cords beds grow larger towards the center. The largest corals are in the middle of the longest cord. A decorative cross or medal was usually suspended at the end of the last string. Yellow beads were worn by a bride on her wedding day, and by young girls as part of festive outfit.

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  • Title: Yellow glass beads called 'żigloki'
  • Date Created: the first part of 20. century
  • Location Created: Upper Silesia
  • Photographer: Piotr Sobański
  • Medium: Glass
The Museum of Katowice History

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