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Embroidery of Ukraine

Dublin Core

Title

Embroidery of Ukraine

Subject

Embroidery
Fabric arts--Ukraine
Holidays--Ukraine

Description

Embroidery is a traditional craft in Ukraine. The symbols and their use on fabric, especially the cotton shirt, vyshyvanka, hold significance for the people of Ukraine.

Creator

Jung, Virginia

Publisher

LIS889

Date

2022-10-07

Rights

Dominican University

Language

eng
ukr

Type

Collection

Identifier

LIS889_Jung_Digital_Archival_Collection

Coverage

Ukraina
United States

Items in the Embroidery of Ukraine Collection

Four vertical bands of embroidered circle pattern

Seven blocks of square pattern embroidery.

An embroidered Tree of Life and a woman wearing a shirt embroidered with the Tree of Life motif.

Nine blocks of fabric embroidered with lozenge pattern, also called diamond.

Nine examples of triangles used as motif in embroidery.