Doll, dressed in the ordinary costume of the Vallahadhes, Yanina in Epirus, West Macedonia.
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Shelves set in each other & bowed twig at the head end. A long narrow hole as a handle-hold on both of the long sides, these sides decorated with a pattern of regular lines and stylised flowers. This is one of four cradles collected from Albania by Hasluck, to demonstrate the type of cradle used for a new-born baby. 'To deceive evil spirits' the baby would be placed 'in the poorest type of cradle' (see Museum's 'Slip Catalogue').
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Chemenicka district of Northeast Albasan, Albania
Round flask, made of carved wood, wooden stopper, leather handle.
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Two black leather shoes, each one decorated with a large pompom and orange button, soles decorated with white metal studs. Hasluck: 'worn by Albanian women'.
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Round leather purse. Decoration: iron crow button, red leather, openwork and brass rings (three), leaf-shaped decoration on the bottom. Leather thread through purse.
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Oblong casket in glazed pottery, mosque-shaped, painted in various designs, with holes and bowl on top. Decoration:black drawing, coloured.
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Round shaped playing cards, in cardboard, in a box.
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Beadwork necklace, rectangular in shape with a twisted cotton thread at each end for fastening. Bead colours: black, white, red, green and blue, set in diamond patterns. Thread colour: yellow. Hasluck: ' Bead necklace for girl or young woman from SHELCAN, a village south of Elbasan in Central Albania.'
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Necklace/pendant: chain and loop decoration with many loops. Prison work. Coloured beads (black, white, red) set out as one red bead between two white beads at the end of each loop.
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Pendant in copper wire, filigree work & glass stones in red, blue & green. Worn by Scutari women.
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