Herbal Motanka
Herbal Motanka with Rushnyk The first photo shows a herbal grass motanka created by Natalka Kuzmenko. It represents Marena from Kupalo. The two main characters… Read More
Herbal Motanka
Religious Items
In the religious display, the red and white rushnyk is of eastern Polissian style. The golden icon is a Pochaivska Bohomaty or a Theotokos of… Read More
Zhytomyrska Polissia
The mannequin in the showcase to the left is wearing a dodilna sorochka (chemise) from the Polissian (northern) half of Zhytomyr oblast (north-central Ukraine). Read More
Zhytomyrsko-Polissia Women
Currently displayed in the museum are two mannequins depicting Zhytomyrsko-Polissia clothing. The woman wrapping the woven headdress (peremitka) is from the greater Borshchiv area. There… Read More
