Lemko embroidery

E512577

Lemko embroidery is a traditional folk needlework of the Lemko people, characterized by colorful geometric and floral motifs that decorate clothing, household textiles, and ritual garments.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Lemko embroidery canonical 1

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Statements (56)

Predicate Object
instanceOf intangible cultural heritage ⓘ
needlework tradition ⓘ
traditional folk embroidery ⓘ
appliedTo aprons ⓘ
baptismal cloths ⓘ
bed linens ⓘ
headscarves ⓘ
household textiles ⓘ
liturgical textiles ⓘ
men's shirts ⓘ
ritual garments ⓘ
skirts ⓘ
tablecloths ⓘ
towels ⓘ
traditional clothing ⓘ
wedding garments ⓘ
women's blouses ⓘ
createdBy Lemko women ⓘ
linked to: Lemko people
hasColor black ⓘ
blue ⓘ
green ⓘ
red ⓘ
hasColorCharacteristic colorful ⓘ
hasCulturalOrigin Lemko culture ⓘ
linked to: Lemko people
hasEthnicAssociation East Slavic minority ⓘ
hasMaterial cotton fabric ⓘ
cotton thread ⓘ
hemp fabric ⓘ
linen fabric ⓘ
wool thread ⓘ
hasMotifType crosses and stars ⓘ
diamond patterns ⓘ
floral motifs ⓘ
geometric motifs ⓘ
stylized plant motifs ⓘ
hasRegion Carpathian Mountains ⓘ
Lemkivshchyna ⓘ
northeastern Slovakia ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Slovakia

southeastern Poland ⓘ
western Ukraine ⓘ
linked to: Western Ukraine
hasTechnique counted-thread embroidery ⓘ
cross-stitch ⓘ
surface embroidery ⓘ
practicedBy Lemko people ⓘ
relatedTo Carpathian embroidery traditions ⓘ
Polish folk embroidery ⓘ
Ukrainian folk embroidery ⓘ
symbolizes Lemko cultural continuity ⓘ
attachment to homeland ⓘ
transmittedBy intergenerational teaching ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ
usedFor decoration ⓘ
expression of ethnic identity ⓘ
festive occasions ⓘ
religious ceremonies ⓘ
ritual purposes ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lemko heritage → hasComponent → Lemko embroidery ⓘ