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    Können Sie mir bitte diese Mode von Frauen mit einem Brett über der Taille ihres Rocks erklären? Das Foto wurde 1989 von mir in Prizren, Kosovo (damals Jugoslawien) aufgenommen 🇳🇿


    Können Sie mir bitte diese Mode von Frauen mit einem Brett über der Taille ihres Rocks erklären? Das Foto wurde 1989 von mir in Prizren, Kosovo (damals Jugoslawien) aufgenommen 🇳🇿

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    2. ThosePeoplePlaces on

      Përshëndetje të Vitit të Ri nga ana tjetër e botës, Zelanda e Re

      New Year greetings from the other side of the world, New Zealand

      Sorry, English is my only language. I drove through Kosovo in October 1989 and it’s still a happy memory. The autumn colours were amazing.

      Some friendly local kids came over while we were camping. We had a long conversation, by hand waving and pointing to a world map.

      Do any of you remember the kind of skirt shown in the photo? It was a market day. People had come to trade and shop. A few middle aged women wore these flat boards under or in their skirts.

      Is that a folk costume? Is it still worn? Google has failed to answer.

    3. gegenangriff on

      I asked my father and he said that they woman used these bottoms to make it easier to carry heavy luggage. They would hang their water on each side so instead of tiring their hands they would use this method. He’s not sure If they have a specific confession but he said that the people from a specific region nearby (Has) used to wear their skirts like that. Fellow kosovars, if he remembered the details wrong it would be nice to be corrected in a respectful manner.

    4. redapples2000 on

      Hello! The woman is wearing traditional clothing from the region of Has in Kosovo. It’s located by the border with Albania and divided between the municipalities of Prizren and Gjakova. Although I do not live there, both of my parents are from that region. The wooden „board“ is called kullon and it was used to carry things on there.

      Has is very mountainous and apparently quite dry, so they could not cultivate their own food very efficiently like in the rest of the regions in Kosovo. Because of this, many men had to go to work in other parts of the country or even outside to earn money and buy the things that they needed. Due to the men being away, women had to do a lot of the physical work in everyday life. The wooden board around their hips, aka the kullon made it easier to carry things. They carried water, wood, and even children’s cradles when they were working outside.

      When I was little in the 2000s, I saw quite a few old women still wearing this ensemble, but I’m not sure if there are many that still wear it today in their daily life. You can probably count them on your hands. It is, however, still worn for special occasions like weddings, national holidays, etc.

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