Rushnyk
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A rushnyk or rushnik is a decorative and ritual cloth. Made of linen or cotton it usually represents woven or embroidered designs, symbols and cryptograms of the ancient world. They have been used in
Rushnyk - Ukrainian embroidered and woven ritual cloth. Pereiaslav, Ukraine.
Belgorod rushniks, Central Russia
Rushniks play in Russia an important part in the Eastern Orthodox Church. It used to be very common to decorate the icons with Rushniks, this tradition is still common.
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Vyshyvanka
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Vyshyvanka is a casual name for the embroidered shirt in Ukrainian and Belarusian national costumes. Ukrainian vyshyvankas are distinguished by embroidery features specific to Ukrainian embroidery.
Vasily Tropinin, Lady from Podolia, before 1821. A woman in vyshyvanka
Basic structure of garment
Archduke Wilhelm wearing a vyshyvanka
Ruthenian immigrants to Canada in 1911 in traditional garment.