Handmade Romanian or Hungarian pleated apron from Western Transylvania

This  hand beaded and hand pleated apron, called "Zadie cu bocori," ( in Romanian )was hand embroidered and pleated by hand in the Cluj area of the Kalotaszegi region (known as Calata in Romanian). The waist line is hand made with bead work  and there are " bocorii " , the vertical embroidered bands handmade with multicolored woolen thread . The fabric is a floral cotton cloth The apron is folded by hand, like all the folk aprons in the area . The model on the waist is  superbly done.

The apron is an average size with the following dimensions: around  waist 44 cm (17.32 inches),  the length is 83 cm (32.6 inches). It is ample, fluid, and beautiful, and is likely from the 1970s-1980s.

This kind of apron is worn by Hungarians from Kalotaszegi region of Transylvania and by Romanian from the same region ( Cluj area , Salaj area , Arad area ) 

This Romanian folk apron is in very good condition, lightly used, and has no defects.Please note that it should be dry cleaned only.