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Visualizing Family, Gender Relations and the Body


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Studio portrait of a young unmarried townswoman

Description:Knee-length shot of a young woman wearing typical urban clothes for an unmarried girls: a small vest (jelek) accentuating her bust, an embroidered belt, a little cap (fezić) and jewelry. Painted backdrop showing a mosque.
Comment:The archive notes that it is a Christian dress.
Date:Not before 1878, Not after 1918
Location:unknown
Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Type:Photograph
Creator:unknown
Dimensions:Artefact: 106mm x 65mm
Image: 96mm x 58mm
Format:Carte de visite
Technique:Not specified
Keywords:290 Clothing
550 Individuation and Mobility > 554 Status, Role, and Prestige
560 Social Stratification > 562 Gender Status
890 Gender Roles and Issues
300 Adornment
Copyright:Österreichisches Museum für Volkskunde
Archive:The Austrian Museum of Folk Life and Folk Art, Inv. No.: ÖMV/pos/733
License:This picture is licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
Editor:Barbara Derler
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