First half of 19th century
Tambov Governorate province
Object qualities
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Objecttextile (towels, carpets, etc.): Headband end of unmarried peasant girl
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Type of arts & crafts
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TechniqueNabor (weaving stitch), counted satin stitch
(nabor (weaving stitch), satin stitch / slanting satin stitch / counted satin stitch / single-sided satin stitch / double-sided satin stitch / long-and-short stitch) -
MediumCanvas, colored silk and gold threads
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Geography details
Tambov Governorate province -
Federal region today
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Federal subject today
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DateFirst half of 19th century
Ornament qualities
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Composition
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Elements
Source of information
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Type of sourcebook “Russian Folk Embroidery: Pictorial Motifs”
Author(s) G. Durasov, G. Yakovleva -
Fund that the source refers toThe All-Russia Museum of Decorative, Applied and Folk Art (during the USSR times the Folk Art Museum of Moscow)
Description
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The central band consists of alternating S-shaped forms set vertically and horizontally, and of female figures with lowered arrms
