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2016Ethnological Treasure (Shepherd`s Cup) - Set

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  • 02.12.2016
  • Dosenovic
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  • FORUM, Novi Sad
  • Offset
  • Multicolour
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About Ethnological Treasure (Shepherd`s Cup)

In today's era of industrial development and serial development of a large number of these cases, the unjustly forgotten is art of handicrafts that for the human race has always been precious, mysterious and had great significance. Designing and decorating objects of wood, embroidery on fabric and crochet, represent primaeval skill of our people.
Shepperds - farmers and older people in the villages of north-western Bosnia, made a variety of utilitarian objects of maple, beech, fir, linden and yew tree. They used a simple tool: an ax, a knife, a chisel and Zumba for decorating.
Women adorned with embroidery garments, then towels, linens, curtains and everything else that was produced from textiles in domestic industries.
From a thin cotton thread, women from Krajina were making the original copies of crochet artifacts, different shapes and motifs.
For its beauty and diversity, many decorated with art objects reach a climax, a man created them thanks to good nerves, patience and perfect the art of hand, with the knowledge and talent.

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