Brooch "This is a Bird," Colorful Shoulder Width: 70 cm

Shoulder Width: 70 cm

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Brooch "This is a Bird," Colorful Shoulder Width: 70 cmThe inspiration for this patch comes from a 1930s taystra bag woven in Bukovina. The original is now kept at the Chernivtsi Regional Museum of Local Lore. Taystra is a traditional shoulder bag frequently used by the Hutsuls, much like we use shopper bags today. They were woven on the same looms as carpets. The bird images are rendered in a "pixelated" style, which is especially popular in Bukovina and Podillia, and this tradition has been preserved to