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Kroj, Podluží, Moravia
Kroj
Kroj, Podluží, Moravia
Kroj, Podluží, Moravia
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Kroj

Object number2020.027.0062-6
Mediumtextile
DimensionsOther: 40 in. (101.6 cm)
DescriptionA kroj from Podluží, Moravia that includes a matching blouse and skirt, an apron, headscarf and handkerchief. The blouse and skirt are made of a white, orange and brown paisley fabric. Ecru floral lace runs down either side of the blouse's front side and across its bottom edge. A short length also runs along the cuffs of its long sleeves. The skirt is decorated with a band of eleven horizontal pleats located roughly four inches from its hemline. The kroj has an ecru apron covered with a floral brocade and an ecru headscarf that has a floral design painted along two of its four sides. The designs are in muted colors; mauve, dusky blue, browns and greens. They are also accented with gold enamel. There is also an accompanying handkerchief that is small and white with scalloped edges, painted with silver enamel. Traditional folk designs are painted on one half in bright red, blue, yellow and green. The words "Památka z Lanžhota" are painted in blue and silver on the other side, along with small red accents.
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