Traditional Peasant girl costume from Ockershausen Marburg, Electoral Hesse. Gallery: “Sheets for costume design: historical and folk costumes. Published by Franz Lipperheide, 1876-1887.
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A Female Peasant of Finland.
A Female Peasant of Finland. Une Paysanne de Finland. THE Female Peasantry wear shifts, trousers, stockings, and slippers, or shoes which only cover the heel, sole, and toes: they also… Read More
A Woman of Esthonia. Traditional Esthonian folk costume.
A Woman of Esthonia. Esthonian folk costume. Une Esthonienne. THE Esthonians vary in exterior appearance and stature, but, in general, they strongly resemble the inhabitants of Finland. The state of oppression… Read More
A Circassian Prince or Nobleman completely armed.
A Circassian Prince or Nobleman completely armed. Un Prince, ou Noble Tscherkesse, complétement armé. IT is a practice among the Circassians to compress the waist, from early infancy, as much… Read More
A Bukharian of Siberia. Russia folk dress.
A Bukharian of Siberia. Russia folk dress. Un Boukhara de Sibérie. BUKHARIA is not dependant upon Russia; and if we speak of the Bukharians in this place, it is because… Read More
Traditional Peasant girl costume from Silesia in 1876
Peasant girl from Neuland at Neisse, Silesia 1876
The charro. The mounted cattle herder of Mexico. The Spanish vaquero.
The vaquero is generally the mounted cattle herder of Spain. He performs as Charro in Mexico.
Mexican China Poblana dance costume. Jarabe Tapatío.
Dancing the Jarabe Tapatío (Mexican Hat Dance).
The Peruvian woman’s headdress.
The Peruvian woman’s headdress changes from village to village.
Arms of the Holy-Empire. German Lansquenets of the 16th c..
These two pieces are drawn from the remarkable volume called the Arms of the Holy-Empire