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Worn close to the throat, sometimes layered three or four deep, the silyanka was once part of every Hutsul woman's daily dress: a piece worn not for special occasions but for the rhythm of ordinary life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe design our silyanka pieces in dialogue with this archive — drawing directly from the historical collection of the \u003cstrong\u003eMuseum of Folk Art and Life of the Hutsul Region in Kosiv\u003c\/strong\u003e, where the oldest surviving examples are preserved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis piece is built around a geometric diamond pattern — one of the oldest motifs in Carpathian beadwork. 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