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Portrait of a Girl Wearing a Flower Crown

[1886-1953]

This oil folk painting on fabric by Jarmolenko Panas displays a young woman wearing a traditional “Vinok” flower crown. These crowns were worn by women of marital age to signify purity.

This item was curated by Anastasia Bourassa in Humanities 440B(H): “That Belongs in a Museum!” Museums and the Ownership of Antiquities, a course taught by Professor Nicole Ruane at the University of New Hampshire, Spring 2023.

Original source: https://honchar.org.ua/collections/detail/2759

Registration number: KH-11217