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Slutsk Sash Weaving

Also known as Слуцкія паясы

Slutsk Sash Weaving: photograph by master craftsman Leo Madjarski
Photo: master craftsman Leo Madjarski, Public domain, source on Wikimedia Commons

Arrange floral and stripe motifs on a long two-sided silk sash, then flip it to see the inverse colour scheme created by the weave.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Belarus.

Origins

A living tradition passed from person to person; it is not tied to a single dated origin. It belongs to the cultural world of Northern and Eastern Europe.

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