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Machine-woven Soviet-era runner in horizontal red and black striped pattern on white background. Two wide horizontal stripes alternate with eleven narrow stripes. The distance between the stripes is three centimetres.

A runner embroidered with a string of large diamond patterns on a white background each with black dentals along the interiors with the centre of each diamond featuring a stylized cross in black and red with yellow accents and a diamond…

A machine-woven runner with predominantly yellow, black and red horizontal stripes with a star motif. Short fringes on each short end.

A hand-woven long runner, in the Polissia region women wore such runner (peremitka, namitka) as a head wrap. Both ends are decorated with red stripes woven into the fabric.

A ritual hand-woven linen runner, embroidered in one colour of faded ochre satin stitch floral designs along the perimeter and a dominant central tree of life pattern in the centre. Central Ukraine, middle nineteenth century.

A ritual linen hand-woven runner, embroidered in one colour of red satin stitch floral designs along the perimeter and a dominant central tree of life pattern in the centre. Central Ukraine, middle nineteenth century. The short edges are trimmed with…

Embroidered rushnyk on white cotton. Each end of the rushnyk features a cross stitch embroidered horizontal band of flowers and a vase holding a bouquet of flowers (lily, roses, peonies, roses and lilacs). The two halves of the artifact have been…

Woven ritual towel (rushnyk) from the central Ukraine. White background is tightly woven. Decorative patterns of stylized roses and leaf motifs. Originally intended to wrap over the top of an icon, ca. 1890.

A white, woven runner with wide, geometric and floral patterns in dark brown, gold and yellow closer to the ends. The two ends of the runner are trimmed with handmade lace. Embroidery stitch: satin stitch.

A long runner ending in hand-woven fringes, featuring colourful cross stitch rose and rose-bud patterns edged in black designs typical of the Sokal region of western Ukraine with embroidered colourful dedication in Ukrainian: ''Мамуні Сотвори Госпди…