My mind too went to arrows, not ski poles. Google isn't much help these days due to too many algo rhythm changes, darn it. Also, the red reminds me of henna temporary tattoos. The triangles remind me of arrowheads, Perhaps some kind of tribe?
Nice find. I'm leaning more and more to hand made embroidery because it's irregulier. Yes, I agree with you. The patch had to mean something significant to the person and they took the other holes in the cloth for granted.Is it printed or embroidered on? Did they test the fabric of the logo itself to see if it glows like modern fabric, or if it's older?
This could be ethnic Russian - Searching on Yandex for the logo returns similar-looking patterns in things from antiques to modern 'linen rune bags'.
Examples of Russian embroidery:
Художественный музей
www.artmuseum.ru
Художественный музей
The patch being from something old, or something that's spiritually significant, may explain why it was used where it was.
Edit to add: On the third slide here, it shows a pattern with the triangle points facing out, with the same number of points, (16), as in the logo. Солярные знаки и древние символы в вышивке языческих славян доклад, проект If you look at the logo closely, you'll notice that the triangles alternate between triangles and diamonds. The inner part could be something similar to Mara's Cross, or arrows.
There's a site which has a 'map of Russia in embroidery' which I'm not sure how to link directly to because of the different language set in the URL, but is linked in the third paragraph of this article: Artists Map Russia’s Regions in Folk Embroidery - The Moscow Times
Murmansk region from that map:
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To add. The patch was sewn in the collar of this coat.This is the jacket on which the logo is sewn.View attachment 473670
“In addition to the body, the container held men’s clothing, including a white jacket with a striking detail: a logo sewn in over a scorch mark.”
Netherlands - Light skinned Fem 18-35 yrs, 159 cm, Guess watch & Esprit backpack, found in waters of Gaasp river near Driemond, in Amsterdam region, 17 Sep. 1999
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When I look at this design, I think of the sun. I think I only thought of trees because as a "stitched design" the threads made it look like trees and arrow heads to me. This makes me think of a stylized sun. I have changed my mind to agree with it being a hand stitched patch, I see that when I enlarge it. I do think the things in the middle are hiking poles now and I think one person just made this patch on a quilt or or other item you would use at home. So for me, I don't think I will find it "out there" so to speak. But this was in the man's coat, not the victim's coat. It was in with the body and her stuff in the container. So if someone knew him and knew he had that patch in his coat, they maybe able to find out who shot her. The victim for all we know made the patch and he ended up with it. These are just my thoughts, you all have really found some good things to think about. But tracing her DNA or DNA on any of the clothing items would be the best way, but if they could do that, I would think they would have.
My first thought was scandinavia and hikingtrails up north in the mountains, next thought was the sami people and tourism but I really dont know.I ended up down some rabbit holes (thanks insomnia). Here are some things I was exploring incase it interests anyone
History of Nordic walking (ski pole walking) - Finland
A brief history of Nordic Walking
www.nordicwalkingfan.com
Slavic red embroidery
The Traditional Red Embroidery of the Slavic People
Embroidery, one of the foremost Slavic folk arts, was so revered that it was mentioned in folktales, songs, and proverbs.pieceworkmagazine.com
I found red on white was prominent when searching Finnish embroidery, caught my interest after reading about the nordic walking
I am glad you found this, because I posted back a ways that I didn't understand why trees or arrow heads would be red. When I looked at Ski logos most had mountains in the design or ski's, not just the poles, and the colors were correct for what they depicted. So if this is a sun and hiking poles, handmade patch or quilt block, this makes sense.Hello! I googled and found there is a type of embroidery called REDWORK , another words, using red thread on a white background, which would be in keeping with the homemade aspect. Just a thought, and am going back to more google. JMO MOO I'm a ninny. I see @LeahBee mentioned some thing similar in a previous post, which I read but I guess it didn't sink in,lol.
Oh well.
