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Studio portrait of a woman wearing traditional Christian clothes

Studio portrait of a woman wearing traditional Christian clothes, © The Austrian Museum of Folk Life and Folk Artenlarge

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Object:Studio portrait of a woman wearing traditional Christian clothes
Description:Knee-length shot of a woman wearing a white embroidered dress, a dark embroidered jacket, an apron (pregača) and a richly adorned headdress. Plain background.
Comment:Probably a Serbian women's costume from Herzegovina.
Relations:/o:vase.2643
Date:Not before 1860, Not after 1900
Location:Kotor
Country:Austria-Hungary
Type:Photograph
Creator:Laforest, Francesco, (Photographer)
Dimensions:Artefact: 159mm x 110mm
Image: 140mm x 97mm
Format:Cabinet
Technique:Not specified
Keywords:290 Clothing
300 Adornment
550 Individuation and Mobility > 554 Status, Role, and Prestige
560 Social Stratification
560 Social Stratification > 562 Gender Status
Copyright:Österreichisches Museum für Volkskunde
Archive:The Austrian Museum of Folk Life and Folk Art, Inv. No.: ÖMV/pos/1333
License:This picture is licensed under Creative Commons [CC BY-NC-ND 3.0]
Editor:Barbara Derler
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