JUG
OLTENIA ETHNOGRAPHIC AREA – OBOGA CRAFTS CENTER, ACQUISITION, 1972. BURNT CLAY, GLAZED, BLACK BACKGROUND, DECORATED IN RELIEF WITH OAK BRANCHES WITH LEAVES AND FRUITS. THE LIP IS IN THE SHAPE OF AN ANTHROPOMORPHIC HEAD.
Pan
OLTENIA ETHNOGRAPHIC AREA – OBOGA CRAFTS CENTER, PURCHASED, 1972. BURNT CLAY, GLAZED, BLACK BACKGROUND. ON THE BORDER, THE “DIVIDED EGG” MOTIF, AND IN THE CENTER, AS A REPRESENTATION, THE FROG AND “THE SNAKE OF THE HOUSE”.
PLATE
MODERN ERA, PURCHASE, 1956. WITH YELLOW COLOR PORCELAIN BLACK, PAINTED IN BLACK, EVOKING SCENES FROM THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE – THE FALL OF PLEVNA, MADE IN ENGLAND.
Buckles
18TH-19TH CENTURIES, PURCHASED, 1969. BRASS, CONSISTING OF TWO MOBILE PIECES THAT FIT BETWEEN THEM, WEARED ON BELTS, DECORATED BY HAND ENGRAVING WITH STYLIZED FLORAL MOTIVES.
PILLOW FACE
ROMANIATI ETHNOGRAPHIC AREA, ACQUISITION, 1976. HANDMADE, FROM CANVAS WOVEN IN THE WEAVING WAR, SEWED WITH RED, YELLOW AND BLACK “ARNICI”. ON THE EDGE, BORDER OF GEOMETRIC MOTIVES IN THE SHAPE OF DIAMONDS, AND IN THE CENTER, ANTHROPOMORPHIC, STYLIZED MOTIF, REPRESENTING A FEMALE CHARACTER WITH RAISED HANDS.
PILLOW FACE
ROMANIATI ETHNOGRAPHIC AREA, ACQUISITION, 1969. HANDMADE, FROM CANVAS WOVEN IN THE WEAVING WAR, SEWED WITH RED, YELLOW AND BLACK “ARNICI”. ON THE EDGE, THREE ROWS OF BORDER FINISHED IN THE CORNERS WITH STYLIZED, GEOMETRIZED FLORAL MOTIVES, AND IN THE CENTER, AN ANGEL.
PILLOW FACE
ROMANIATI ETHNOGRAPHIC AREA, ACQUISITION, 1973. HANDMADE, FROM CANVAS WOVEN IN THE WEAVING WAR, SEWED WITH RED AND BLACK “ARNICI”. ON THE EDGE, DECORATED WITH A FLORAL BORDER, AND IN THE CENTER, A FLORAL BRANCH. IN THE CENTER, A RIDER ON HORSE, HOLDING A BIRD IN HIS LEFT HAND.
Valnita
ROMANIAN ETHNOGRAPHIC AREA, ACQUISITION, 1958. FRONT, HANDMADE IN THE WEAVING WAR, WITH MULTICOLORED WOOL, STYLIZED FOLK MOTIF VERTICALLY ARRANGED IN ALTERNATE REGISTERS. DECOR: “SUVEICA”, “RHOMBLE”
Vest
ROMANIATI ETHNOGRAPHIC AREA, ACQUISITION, 1958. MADE OF LAMB SKIN TO WHICH PIECES OF SKIN CALLED “TASMALES” SEWED WITH MULTICOLORED WOOL WERE APPLIED. STYLIZED DECORATION: “TULIP”, “ROSE”, SNAKE LINE.