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Conservarea și restaurarea unor piese incluse în categoria acoperitorilor de cap
Conservation and restoration of some pieces included in the head coverings category

Author(s): Laura Troșan, Anca Zahaniciuc
Subject(s): Anthropology, Social Sciences, Customs / Folklore, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure
Published by: MUZEUL ETNOGRAFIC AL TRANSILVANIEI
Keywords: folk costume; ethnographic objects; head coverings; textile restoration; curative conservation

Summary/Abstract: The folk men’s costume is composed of various items; the hat belongs to men’s head wear, together with the fur or woollen cap and the hood. The head coverings for women reflect the woman’s aesthetic sense and skill and we distinguish several types of pieces: very thin raw silk head-kerchief, kerchief,bonnet, headdresses. The objects present: dust deposits, dirt caused by the use of the items, loss of beads, loss of fabric and stains of unknown origin. The following treatments were made: dust removal, wet cleaning, filling the embroidery elements with beads.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 343-348
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Romanian