A long robe made of sheep skin and thick wool, open at front, long sleeved, with no collar. Closes with a cotton tie across the chest. Interior is reinforced along shoulders with orange leather patching. SLANA is written in ink across interior shoulders.

• History Of Use

  Kurentovanje is one of Slovenia's most ethnologically significant carnival events. The 10-day rite of spring and fertility is celebrated on Shrove Sunday in Ptuj. Its main figure, known as Kurent, was seen as an extravagant god of unrestrained pleasure and hedonism in early Slavic customs. In today's festival, groups of kurents, or kurenti, wear sheepskin garments while holding wooden clubs with hedgehog skins attached, called ježevke, the noise of which is believed to chase away winter.

• Cultural Context

  Kurent costume coat, worn with costume parts 3272/1, 3 and 4.

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• Type of Item costume
• Culture Slovenian
• Material sheep skin, plastic, cotton fibre
• Measurements height 135.0 cm, width 185.0 cm, depth 22.0 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Gorazd Zmavc
• Received from Gorazd Zmavc

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• Made in Ptuj

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• Creation Date before 1990
• Ownership Date before October 19, 2017
• Acquisition Date on October 19, 2017

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• Condition good
• Current Location Case 97
• Accession Number 3272/0002