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Cap, Hel'pa, Slovakia, 1920-1970
Cap
Cap, Hel'pa, Slovakia, 1920-1970
Cap, Hel'pa, Slovakia, 1920-1970
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Cap

Object number2003.086.0049
Date1920-1970
Mediumtextile
DimensionsOverall: 9 in. (22.9 cm)
DescriptionPart of a Hel'pa kroj; a white cap made of stiff fabric and covered with intricate embroidery in red, green and dark greens, yellow, pinks, blues, peach, maroon, and purple. The letter "M" is embroidered in maroon threading on each outer side of the cap. Two red straps that have been tied together are woven through loops across the cap's bottom edge. They are meant to tie together under the wearer's chin and give more shape to the cap.
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