Bookmark "Doll with a Plait"
Item: C0304
Theme: Russia
Material: Textile
Fosta nylon, polyester, cotton
The total size 5õ20 ñm, upper part 3-4 ñm
This is a detachable bookmark with the flat marking part of the doll placed between book pages and the upper embossed end protruding from the upper part of a text block.
Bookmark representing a young Russian girl with a plait
The saying goes: “A plait is a girl’s beauty”. Slavic nations have always regarded a plait as a sign of virginity. Unmarried young girls wore a single plait interwoven with a ribbon. A ribbon, head band, wreath or small tiara-like head-dress were also permitted.
A belt that was worn to fend off evil spirits was a mandatory element of the costume. The idiomatic expression “raspoyasatsia” (lit. to loosen or take off a belt) meant to violate the norms of morality.
