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Splendours of our Homeland - Folk Costumes - Woman Issue number
175
Date of issue
12.03.1999
Face value
18.00 Sk

The bonnet is one of the oldest items of female folk dress. Placed on the head of the bride during the wedding ceremony, it was worn as a sign of marital status for the rest of her life. The variety in its form reflects traditional modes of dressing the hair. A great emphasis was placed on decoration, particularly in the case of bonnets for festive occasions. In the past the women of Madunice embroidered their tulle and cambric bonnets, which they wore on feast days, predominantly in white thread. Discrete plant motifs were positioned on a band on the front of...

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