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Description
Gathered neck chemise (cămaşă cu tablă), with sleeves gathered at wrists and black embroidery on front and sleeves in wide square shaped blocks.
Black front and back aprons (catrinţe) made of a single width of black woven woollen material, edged with black crochet lace, and decorated on the lower part with motifs in silver and white thread.
White linen underskirt (poale) decorated with rows of black embroidery above the hem.
Black factory made head scarf printed with gold coloured floral patterns.
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Photo taken in the village of Budacu de Sus, Bistriţa-Năsăud in July 1991