Folklore Traditional Albanian clothing

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[Glauk]

 

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Coat

Date:first quarter 20th century
Culture:Albanian
Medium:wool, metal
Credit Line:Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Brooklyn Museum Collection
Accession Number:2009.300.1087

The graceful shape of this sleeveless coat, with its bright gold trim, coral beads and colorful, festive appearance is an attractive example of Albanian costume. The burgundy braid provides an effective contrast to the aqua wool felt.

 

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Coat

Date:1900–1909
Culture:Albanian
Medium:silk, cotton, metal
Credit Line:Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Mortimer, 1975
Accession Number:2009.300.964

The lavish use of materials and embellishment on this Albanian coat is both masterful and informative. The skillful embroidery depicts motifs and patterning that illustrate the cross-cultural influences in the region.

 

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Cap

Date:early 20th century
Culture:Albanian
Medium:wool, silk
Credit Line:Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Brooklyn Museum Collection
Accession Number:2009.300.2661

The construction and decoration of this Albanian cap is lively and unique. The placement of tassels at the back is an unusual feature, possibly an allusion to hair.

 

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Vest

Date: fourth quarter 19th century
Culture: Albanian
Medium: silk, metal, wool
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. August Belmont, 1948
Accession Number: 2009.300.681

The layers of embellishment on this Albanian vest include gold braid, gold cord in an intricate foliate pattern; and gold spangles. The lively patterned ikat lining adds to its festive appeal.

 

[avarex]

is this garb a cultural corollary of Ottomanism, or did the Ottoman empire appropriate these sartorial options from the natives they conquered in the Balkans?

 

[Salento]

is this garb a cultural corollary of Ottomanism, or did the Ottoman empire appropriate these sartorial options from the natives they conquered in the Balkans?

Strange Question.
The Answer you seek is in Title of the Thread: “Traditional Albanian Clothing”.
Why don’t you go ....... Oracle of Delphi.

 

[davef]

Avarex, try being more respectful towards Balkan people, especially in a thread like this. Thank you.

 

[LABERIA]

Avarex, try being more respectful towards Balkan people, especially in a thread like this. Thank you.

There is nothing bad if people want to discuss, but seems that the interest of this individual is not exactly this.

 

[LABERIA]

Jacket

Date: fourth quarter 19th century
Culture: Albanian
Medium: silk, metal, beads, cotton
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Brooklyn Museum Collection, 1934
Accession Number: 2009.300.2331


This Albanian jacket, with its dense application of gold cord and flat braid, was collected by Stewart Culin (1858-1929) during one of his many expeditions. Culin was the Brooklyn Museum's first Curator of Ethnology, serving from 1903 to 1929. Possessing an insatiable curiosity and appetite for collecting objects of all kinds, Culin conducted over twenty worldwide collecting expeditions between 1901 and 1928. The trips covered American Indian territories, New England, Asia, India, Great Britain, and all of Eastern and Western Europe. The seven expeditions between 1917 and 1928 were specifically focused on collecting regional textiles and costumes from Eastern and Western Europe and, to a lesser extent, New England. Culin's goals for these trips were not just to expand the Museum's holdings, but also to preserve their cultural contexts. He did so through amassing photographs, notebooks, and ephemera which documented the social, commercial, and cultural circumstances surrounding their acquisition. His collecting philosophy embraced both rare and high-quality pieces as well as those which represented daily life or were of particular social or historical interest.

 

[Johane Derite]

While it is a vid of a folk ritual, the costumes are quite visible:

 

[Glauk]

Cap

Date:early 20th century
Culture:Albanian
Medium:wool, silk
Credit Line:Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Brooklyn Museum Collection
Accession Number:2009.300.2661

The construction and decoration of this Albanian cap is lively and unique. The placement of tassels at the back is an unusual feature, possibly an allusion to hair.

Kjo m'kujton Cerciz Topullin!

 

[LABERIA]

Kjo m'kujton Cerciz Topullin!

Duhet qe te jete varianti per femra i te njejtes kapele.

 

[LABERIA]

[h=1]Cape[/h] Date:1900–1976
Culture:Albanian
Medium:wool, silk, cotton
Credit Line:Gift of Julia Acheson Thompson, 1976
Accession Number:1976.379.15

 

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Ensemble

Date:fourth quarter 19th century
Culture:Albanian
Medium:wool, silk, cotton, metal, silk
Credit Line:Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Brooklyn Museum Collection, 1934
Accession Number:2009.300.651a–c



This Albanian ensemble, comprised of a cap, a sleeveless coat and a sash, was collected by Stewart Culin (1858-1929) during one of his many expeditions. Culin was the Brooklyn Museum's first Curator of Ethnology, serving from 1903 to 1929.

 

[LABERIA]

[h=1]Ensemble[/h] Date:20th century
Culture:Albanian
Medium:wool, metallic, leather
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Sheldon Whitehouse, 1964
Accession Number:C.I.64.53a–f

 

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[h=1]Vest[/h] Date:early 20th century
Culture:Albanian
Medium:wool, silk, metallic thread
Credit Line:Gift of Julia Acheson Thompson, 1976
Accession Number:1976.379.3

 

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[h=1]Coat[/h] Date:first quarter 20th century
Culture:Albanian
Medium:wool, metal, silk, cotton
Credit Line:Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Brooklyn Museum Collection
Accession Number:2009.300.42




The careful placement and execution of motifs on this sleeveless coat are an example of fine workmanship. The use of solid color insets within the gold couched forms adds a gem-like quality to an extravagant surface.

 

[Glauk]