shawl
Report a Mistake- Date Made 1971 or earlier
- Event --
- Affiliation Latvian (culture)
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer Dzervitis, Mrs. Aleksandra
- Object Number 71-3
- Place of Origin Continent - North America, Country - Canada, Province / Territory - Ontario, Municipality - Toronto, Township / District - York, County of
- Place of Use Continent - North America, Country - Canada, Province / Territory - Ontario, Municipality - Toronto, Township / District - York, County of
- Category Personal artifacts
- Sub-category Clothing, outerwear
- Department Folklore
- Museum CMH
- Earliest 1899/01/01
- Latest 1971/05/10
- Materials Mammal wool
- Caption Latvian Woman's Cape (Sagsa), Toronto, 1960s
- Additional Information This cape, worn as a part of the Latvian woman's national costume, is a replica of a 12th-century cape discovered by archaeologists in Latvia in 1898. It took 570 hours to make, including inserting the 10,000 decorative metal tabs.