19th century
Village Gamova Gora
Object qualities
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Objecttextile (towels, carpets, etc.): Towel edge
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Author of the objectA. Kurganova
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Type of arts & crafts
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TechniqueDouble-sided stitch
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Geography details
Village Gamova Gora -
Federal region today
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Federal subject today
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Date19th century
Ornament qualities
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Composition
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Elements
Source of information
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Type of sourcebook “Northern Fine Designs. Folk Embroidery of Karelia”
Author(s) А. Kosmenko, L. Belonogova, T. Moshina
Description
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Until the 20th century, the northern Veps had a tradition of depicting mixed floral ornaments at the towel edges. There is a small tree embroidered on a skirt’s hem of a woman, and she holds branches of plants in her hands.
