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Plate IA Beadwork: Typical costume of young married women in Vista, Transylvania, dressed for church (all photos by author). Plate IB Beadwork: Top: Old-style Kalotaszeg vest with wool-yarn embroidery on sheep's skin. Bottom: New-style vest with bead embroidery on heavy cotton fabric. Plate IC Beadwork: Top: Detail of beaded tassels at the back of a woman's skirt, Vista. Bottom: Apron girdle panel from Mako, showing the Hungarian crest. Plate ID Beadwork: Young, confirmed (but unmarried) girl from Vista, dressed for church. Plate IIA Beadwork: Wedding scarf being placed on the head of a young bride in Vista, Transylvania. Plate IIB Beadwork: Young bride of Vista dressed according to tradition. Plate IIC Beadwork: Top: Hats typically worn by young men of Vista for weddings. Bottom: Brooches made by women and girls of Kalotaszeg as tokens of affection. Plate IID Beadwork: Top: An elderly woman of Vista in her pretty room (szep szoba). Bottom: Stages in the production of beaded beads for neck tassels, Vista. Plate IIIA Beadwork: Top: Netted apron girdle of Vista, decorated with seed beads and thread knots. Bottom: A young, confirmed girl's headdress (parta) with a woven panel, Mako. Plate IIIB Beadwork: Young, confirmed girl from Dees, in southern Hungary, wearing the typical-style collar for her age group. Plate IIIC Beadwork: Top: Typical collar from Dees with a single twist on each loop, and a beaded band decorated with bead embroidery and a small ruffle. Bottom: Dees collar with a double twist on each loop, and a band woven with peyote stitch. Plate IIID Beadwork: Top: Older woman's collar from 6Icseny, Hungary, with interwoven double loops in each row. Bottom: Young girl's collar, simple style, from Dees, with larger beads forming flower patterns at the loop intersections.
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