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Kokoshnik

Costumes
Inventory number
2022.5.10.31.CO.ET.C1880.RU
Description
Russian traditional headdress lined with a brown, red and green cotton floral print and a pink, yellow and white cotton plaid pattern. The visible side of the kokoshnik is covered with a black silk fabric embroidered with gold and silver metallic threads representing stylized foliage. Two braid strings attached to the back of the headdress are used to clamp it.
Materials
Silk
Cotton
Metal thread
Linen
Origin
circa 1880 Oryol Governorate, Russian Empire
Dimensions
Width : 21 cm
Length : 23 cm
Height : 11 cm