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Personal Items

 Collection

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection includes a variety of traditional textiles from Bosnia and Herzegovina that exhibit traditional fabric, construction, styles, and motifs. Items include weaving samples, slippers (čarape or priglavke), and clothing. It also includes miscellaneous personal items.

Many of them are handmade by the women in collective civic organizations called Udruženje građana – žene muslimanke ‘Sumejja’

Udruženje građana – Citizens' Association

Žene muslimanke – Musim women

Sumejja – An everywoman figure named for Sumayyah bint Khayyat, who is historically recognized in islamic tradition as the first female martyr

Dates

  • 2022

Extent

From the Collection: 7 Items

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Center for Bosnian Studies Repository

Contact:
Pius XII Memorial Library, LA-402
Saint Louis University
3650 Lindell Blvd.
St. Louis MO 63108 United States
314-977-3596