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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.

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…

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…

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.

Home-woven unbleached hemp fabric. One edge is hand hemmed. Western Ukraine, middle nineteenth century.

Home-woven unbleached linen head cover decorated with wide red stripes on both ends woven into the fabric. Polissia region, middle nineteenth century.

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.

Embroidered rectangular napkin on white cotton. Large embroidered roses with leaves take up the entire surface of the napkin. The edge is machine hemmed and decorated with a large cross stitch.

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

Hand-woven sewn boiled wool felt unisex jacket with a fully embroidered collar and front with typical hutsul arrowhead design trimming featuring multicoloured pompoms down the front.