Girl's cap and plait cover

Round girl’s cap with plait cover, in black cotton with heavy embroidery. The embroidery is in black, white, orange, pink, green, yellow and dark blue. Motifs are stylized and various: flowers, suns, mountains and triangles. The hat brim and plait cover have a border of dark blue, brown and white. A tuft of amuletic or talismanic yellow silk pierces the lower end of the plait cover, which has a black tie to control the hair. The cap and plait cover are lined with factory-made cloth – a pattern of roses and irises in pink, blue and yellow on a black background.

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