Original scientific paper
THE SAMOBOR "KRALUŠ"
Gordana Ivir
; Samobor, Hrvatska
Abstract
The "Samoborski kraluš" is a showy necklace worn by women in the town of Samobor area when wearing the festive folk costume. By threading glass beads on 8, 10, or 12 strings (horse tail hair) figures called "kućice, frki, šlinge" and "pužeki" are made producing a net of harmonious colors and ornaments. A plain or decorative panklin was tied at the ends of the finished kraluš, and beneath the kraluš a decorative collar was worn called špice or kraglin. A more modest type of this necklace was the "kraluš na košic".
Coral necklaces were worn in the Posavina region (to which the Samobor area belongs) at the end of the 18th century, and in the Samobor parish area kraluš dates from the beginning of the 20th century. The simpler kraluš jewelry was worn in the Sveta Nedjelja, Jaska and Bistra area.
Workshops are organized by the Samobor Museum to teach participants how to make kraluš jewelry and they are held by Lela Roćenović, mr.sci., the leading custodian and ethnologist, and Dragica Račić, the kraluš designer. After mastering the art of making Samobor kraluš jewelry, participants of the workshop can make simpler kraluš pieces that are suitable for wearing with contemporary clothing.
Keywords
Samobor traditional jewelry; the Samobor kraluš / "samoborski kraluž, pleteni kraluš / pleteni kraluž, ogrlica, vratni nakit"; "frk, šlinga" or "đunđ, pužek, granir"; glass beads, horse tail hair, flaks; ž"ima, panklin, lika"; "špice, kraglin" or "šlinge"; "debelo rubje, tenko rubje"; "kraluš na košic/ kraluš na košić; " workshops for teaching the art of making kraluš jewelry; Ivanka Ivkanec, Dragica Račić, Lela Roćenović, Nataša Šakić-Ded, Ivanka Vrtovec
Hrčak ID:
69971
URI
Publication date:
5.11.2010.
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