Bodice of a Mogiła resident

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The Ethnographic Museum in Kraków
Poland

A navy-blue dress bodice belonging to a resident of the village of Mogiła (now part of Kraków). Used in the early 20th century. Decorated with green tassels, silver and gold haberdashery, buttons, sequins, pendants, and beads. Finished with overlapping pieces of cloth (kaletki) at the bottom. Hand sewn.

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Title: Bodice of a Mogiła resident
Creator: unknown
Date Created: approx. 1900
Location Created: Mogiła (now part of Kraków)
Medium: velvet, cotton canvas, beads, sequins
Art Form: hand sewing, embroidered by hand

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