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14 October 2026

Sumy Oblast

◇ Documented

The Sumy embroidery ornament took shape from the mid-17th century and absorbed features of the neighbouring Kharkiv, Chernihiv and Poltava regions. Researcher Oleksandra Holosna counted more than 70 techniques in the region's folk embroidery, and the most common pattern is the tree of life with …

Motifs

Bird

The image of a bird symbolised peace and spiritual purity.

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