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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…

Cream-coloured, wool hand-woven kerchief with a woven pattern on each end. Commonly worn over the shoulders. Colours: beige, orange, burgundy, black.

Small, wool kylym featuring a geometric pattern of dovetail and diamonds alternating in horizontal bands. This article is very worn and faded. Colours: beige, red, black, orange, green.

Embroidered runner (rushnyk) on white cotton in cross stitch. A small geometric floral motif runs around the perimeter. A large star motif is embroidered at each end. Colours: black, red, dark blue, light green, orange.

Hand-woven ritual towel (rushnyk). A white background is tightly woven. Decorative patterns are loosely woven. Originally intended to wrap over the top of an icon. Colours: red and black.

Small sample of an embroidery pattern which was later applied to UF2013.045.a007 and UF2013.045.082. Embroidery stitch: running stitch (zavolykannia). Colours: black, burgundy, red.

This large, grey linen hand-woven runner was originally used to cover a bench. It is woven with one tone, herringbone pattern and groupings of 3 horizontal red stripes placed at regular (27 cm) intervals. Very worn in the central area. Colours: red…

This runner is made from two, old embroidered blouse sleeves. The embroidery pattern is of small red flowers (lilac-like) with black leaves and vines. It is extremely faded and worn. Each sleeve was originally cut from a linen tablecloth and then…

A beige linen runner with a rose pattern woven into the field. The two ends of the runner are trimmed with handmade lace.