19th Century Ottoman Period Vintage Goldwork Bosnian Embroidery
Museum quality piece, very rare and unique. Made in the 19th century.
Embroidered with gold string, floral motif. Technique of embroidery "Bejberek" and "Provlak" (local/folk Bosnian terms).
The
embroidery presented here typifies one aspect of the multicultural and
social education offered to young girls in the 19th century. Girls were
taught to sew, sing, cook and play the harmonica.
Workmanship of these pieces displays features which are local, and others which indicate that the handiwork here displayed is definitely of the general Ottoman culture of its time, transcending it often times urban production sphere. The manner in which this workmanship differs however, from mainstream Graeco-Turkish production, highlights an important aspect of Bosnian style throughout history.
Turkish and Greek embroideries often cover a complete surface with embroidered design. Bosnian embroidery is always only on the ends or corners of a cotton or silk woven piece, allowing the intricate, varied surface of the weaving, carrying mainly geometric or floral designs, to add power to the design unit.
There
is an echo of the pervading Bosnian taste for a unicolor, usually white
surface patterning, which can also be seen on historic, pre-Islamic
Bosnian stonecarving, as well as on later village weaving of a wavy,
textured white surface in thick linen with only occasional touches of
color, or the unicolor surface of repoussé copper or silver, enhanced only occasionally by work in another tone.
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