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Woven poyas was sewn from two same stripes with geometric pattern in red, black, grey and mustard colours. Fringes are on one short edge.

Hand-woven poyas. A pattern based on a repetition of small diamonds. Fringes on both ends.

Thin hand-woven sash (poyas or kraika), predominantly red with a finely woven pattern of x's and diamonds. Bukovyna (Ukraine). Fringes on both ends.

Hand-woven red poyas featuring one wide horizontal stripe down the middle of the length of the artifact flanked on either side with 2 thinner stripes. Fringes on both ends. Woven by Andriy Nahachewsky after taking lessons from Mrs. Doris Yanda.

A thin tapestry hand-woven sash (poyas or kraika) with floral pattern, divided into three sections. The designs at each end are identically floral while the centre is plain red. This item is part of a complete set of traditional Ukrainian women's…

Hand-woven red wool "poyas". A striped pattern is woven on the width. 29 stripes from one end. Five stripes from the other with a sold red section between the two decorated ends. Red fringes on both ends. Damaged fringes have been replaced with…

Thin hand-woven hutsul sash (poyas or kraika), predominantly orange with a finely woven pattern of x's and diamonds. Colours: orange, green, burgundy, yellow, beige.

Wide hand-woven sash (poyas), predominantly red with a diamond pattern at one end and hexagonal motifs at the other. Pattern changes abruptly in the middle of the length of the sash. Fringes on both ends are worn. Bukovyna, late nineteenth century.…

Wide hand-woven sash (poyas), predominantly red with a diamond pattern at one end and large "x" motifs at the other. Pattern change in the middle of the length of the sash is marked by a section of straight lines. Fringes on both ends. Bukovyna, late…

Thin hand-woven sash (poyas or kraika), wool warp on wool weft. Fringes on both ends are worn. Kolomyia region (Ukraine).