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Ukrainian Museum of Folk Art and Craft: Carpeting Hutsul Carpets

The Kolomyia's museum have a big collection of fabrics. The most widespread fabric was used for covering bed or sometimes for covering walls. This fabrics were made from wool and hemp and was decorated by strings with two or tree different ornaments which were spread over all surface. Different region has different color of this fabrics. You can see wool fabric made by G Gerasymovuch (1889-1974) in 1966 and wool fabric made by O. Gorbova (1907-1989) in 1977 in bright colors from Kosiv city; the wool fabric in interesting ornament from Sheshory village (Kosiv region) made by G. Vasylashchuk in 1985; three find of fabrics made from hemp and wool in white and black colors from Kolomyia region made by O. Kuz'menko (1888-1978) and A.Borak in 1971, 1939, 1971.
Hemp and wool fabric in orage color Hemp and wool fabric in grey and violet
Gerasymovuch Fabric Vasylashchuk Fabric
Hemp and wool fabric in red and yellow Hemp and wool fabric in black and white
Gorbova Fabric Kolomyia's Fabric

Most original composition of fabrics is carpet. In the middle of XIX century Kosiv was center of carpeting. Most important feature of Hutsul carpets are wide and narrow stripe across the surface which are filed with geometric ornaments. The surface of carpet is smooth. This carpet made by M Ganushchak in 1966 and call "Hutsul".
The wool carpet in wide and nerrow stripes
The Carpet "Hutsul"

Special collection of museum are fleecy wool carpets specially made for covering beds. They are made from sheep's wool in white, gray, brown, and black colors. The are two "bedding"s made by V.Kalynovych in 1984 and 1988.

The wool carpet for covering bed in yellow, red, white, grey, and black zigzags The wool carpet for covering beg in violet color
Carpet "Joy" Carpet "Plum"

In present time this tradition continue to develop, and creating fabrics, carpets, and "bedding"s is a big industry. But the hand-made items are still made for personal use or market.

If you like to buy some works made by temporary craftsman, go to Display Room web page.


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