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Thomislav Cerovecki
  • FieldOther / Handicraft (Traditional Umbrella)
  • CountryCroatia

 

The master of Sestine umbrella making which has passed down through four generations

 

1. Sestine umbrellas are a very recognizable souvenir of Zagreb, Croatia's capital, and used by the Croatian government as gifts for foreign dignitaries, including the Japanese Princess

2. The art of making Sestine umbrellas by his traditional crafts is a part of the register of the Protected Intangible Cultural Goods of Croatia.

3. His ancestor Gabriel Cerovecki won the Grand Prix and Gold Medal awards for his umbrellas in the General Trades International Exhibition in London in 1936.

4. Umbrellas exhibited in the National Library of Korea (June 2021)