Fringed sash

NameSash

CultureBalkans

Place madeShkodra (Skutari), Albania, Eastern Europe, Europe

MediumWool, cotton, synthetic

Dimensions99 5/8 × 3 1/8 in. (253 × 8 cm)
Added fringe: 10 cm

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Ronald Wixman and Stephen Glaser, A.2015.13.9

Object numberA.2015.13.9

Collections

Europe

DescriptionThe predominately red sash has thin stripes in gold, brown, pink and green. From the belt near one end hang 21 tassles -4-3-7-3-4 of a synthetic material, but capped in finely sewn design in pink, green, blue and tan behind the tassle area measuring 42 cm are green ribbons and commercial braid in brown and tan. Perhaps this was added later.