The nearer objects in the picture are those in the village of Nikali, where the principal house is the pyrgos, or tower, in which the agha is represented smoking.
View of the village of Nikali, near Larissa, the capital of Thessaly, Greece.
Tag: Balkan Culture
Auguste Racinet. The Costume History Hardcover – Illustrated, November 4, 2015
by Françoise Tétart-Vittu (Author)
Racinet's Costume History is an invaluable reference for students, designers, artists, illustrators, and historians; and a rich source of inspiration for anyone with an interest in clothing and style.
The Costumes of Dervishes of the various Orders. Islamic mysticism.
The Costumes, Musical Instruments and Symbolic Objects of the Dervishes. The religious doctrines, monastic organisation, and ecstatic powers of the dervish orders.
Ismail Bey and Mehmed Pasha. Portraits of Louis Dupré c. 1819.
Ismail Bey and Mehmed Pasha, sons of Veli Pasha of Thessaly and grandsons of Ali Pasha of Ioannina.
The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World Paperback – December 7, 2021
by Virginia Postrel (Author)
From Neanderthal string to 3D knitting, an “expansive” global history that highlights “how textiles truly changed the world” (Wall Street Journal)
Macedonian embroidery with silk, felt appliqué and sequins.
Pattern, Kelim technique, embroidery with silk, felt appliqué and sequins from Kumanovo, Vodna, Romanovce near Kumanovo, Skopje, Macedonia. Ethnographic Museum, Zagreb, Croatia.
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Couture: then and now Clothes define people. A person's clothing, whether it's a sari, kimono, or business suit, is an essential key to his or her culture, class, personality, or even religion. The Kyoto Costume Institute recognizes the importance of understanding clothing sociologically, historically, and artistically.
Romanian embroideries from sleeve, shoulder and front of a shirt.
Museum for Ethnology, Vienna, Austria. Romanian embroidery pattern designs of 19th century originals. Traditional embroidery from sleeve, shoulder and front of a shirt. Sleeve embroideries.
Dinner at Crisso. In the house of the bishop of Salona.
This prelate is receiving the homage of a Greek peasant, who kisses the ground before he applies his lips to the bishop’s hand.
The Dance of the Dervishes in the Tower of the Winds.
This tower has been converted into a Semà-Khanés or chapel for the religious dance called Semà, which is performed every Friday within its walls by an order of dancing dervishes.
A Women from Kotor. Cattaro, Dalmatia Montenegro, 1870.
Cattaro Dalmatia Montenegro, 1870. (Ženska nošnja iz Kotora). The Serbs in the Adriatic. Their types and costumes.
A girl from Sinj Croatia in 1870. The Serbs in the Adriatic.
A girl in traditional clothing from Sinj Croatia in 1870. The Serbs in the Adriatic. Their types and costumes.
A man in traditional clothing from Rovinj Santa Eufemia Croatia.
The Serbs in the Adriatic. Their types and costumes 1870-1878.
The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World Paperback – December 7, 2021
by Virginia Postrel (Author)
From Neanderthal string to 3D knitting, an “expansive” global history that highlights “how textiles truly changed the world” (Wall Street Journal)
