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Costumes of the Indigenous Taiwanese Peoples part 3: the south; Bunun,...
Hello all, Today I will conclude my series on the costumes of the Taiwanese aboriginals. I will cover the southern peoples. Bunun, Paiwan, Rukai, Puyuma and Yami. As you can see from the image above,...
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Armenian costume of Karin and Akhaltsikhe
Hello all, Today I wish to talk about one particular Armenian Costume. Armenian costumes have been understudied, and I feel that I have insufficient information on them. There was a classic study...
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Overview of the costumes of the Greek Islands, part 1 Ionian, North Aegean...
Hello all, Today I would like to start writing about the costumes of the Greeks. I will start with the costumes of various of the islands, as these are a strong portion of Greek culture, even though...
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Overview of the costumes of the Greek Islands, part 2 The Cyclades
Hello all, Today I will continue my overview of the costumes of the Greek Islands with the Cyclades Islands.Kyklades Κυκλάδεςhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CycladesIn English usually spelled Cyclades....
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Overview of the costumes of the Greek Islands, part 3, the Saronic and...
Hello all, Today I will continue my overview of the Greek Islands, with the costumes of the Saronic and Dodecanese islands. Saronic Islands Nησιά του ΑργοσαρωνικούThe Saronic, or Argosaronic islands...
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Costume of the city of Trabizond and vicinity.
Hello all, Today I would like to talk about the costume of the city of Trebizond. My interest was sparked when I came across a number of photos like the two above. The first image is of an Armenian...
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Costumes of the Island of Rhodes, Dodecanese, Greece
Hello all, I recently finished an article on the costumes of the Dodecanese, and promised that I would return to Rhodes, to give more detail. Rhodes lies in the Dodecanese Island group, and is almost...
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Armenian costume of the Lake Van region - Vaspurakan and Turuberan, part 1 Women
Hello all, Today I would like to talk about Western Armenian costume from around Lake Van. In old Armenia, the area adjoining the western shore of the lake was the province of Turuberan, and the area...
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Armenian Costume of the Lake Van Region, Part 2 Men
Hello all, Today I will continue my article on the Armenian costumes of the Lake Van region, by talking about the men. Men in general are less inclined to hold onto a unique ethnic costume, being more...
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Armenian Costume of the Lake Van Region, part 3, Men's embroidery
Hello all, Today I wish to continue my discussion of the man's costume of the Lake Van region. Today I will focus on the embroidered pieces of the costume. These can be seen in the photo above,...
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A Closer Overview of Breton Costumes, part 1. Leon and Breger - Tregor
Hello all, A while ago I did a very general overview of Breton Costumes. Today I would like to revisit the subject in more detail. To that end I present this series of articles. Today, France is...
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A Closer View of Breton Costumes, Part 2. Northern Gernew or Cornouaille
Hello all, Today I continue my tour of the Costumes of Brittany with Bro Gernew, or the Pays Cornouaille, obviously named after Kernow, [Cornwall], whence many of the Breton People originated. They...
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A Closer View of Breton Costumes part 3; Southern Gernew or Cornouaille
Hello all, Today I will continue my coverage of Gernew or Cornouaille by talking about the southern part of the region. This contains the most famous Breton Costumes, which are still alive today, as...
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A Closer view of Breton Costume, Part 4: Breton speaking Bro Gwened or Vannetais
Hello all, Today I would like to continue my series on Breton Costumes by looking at the province of Gwened, or Vannes in French. As Gernew or Cornouailles was named after Cornwall, so Gwened is named...
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A closer view of Breton Costume; part 5, Bro Sant-Brieg or Paeï de Saent-Bérioec
Hello all, Today I will cover the costumes of north central Brittany, Bro St Brieg. This is called Middle Brittany by some researchers. These are less well known than the costumes of the west, and...
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A Closer View of Breton Costumes; part 7; Roazhon or Rennes
Hello all, Today I will cover the costume of Rennes.Bro-Roazhon in BretonRennes, or Pays Rennais in FrenchAs you can see, this costume is not only found in all of Rennes province, but was also worn in...
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A Closer view of Breton costume, part 6; the Northeast Coast, St. Malo and Dol
Hello all, Today I will tackle the costumes of northeastern Brittany, the coastal portions of the Provinces of St. Malo and Dol. The inland portion of St Malo belongs to other costume regions. Here is...
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A Closer View of Breton Costume, part 8: Gwened or Vannetais Gallo
Hello all, Today I will look at the costume of the eastern, or Gallo Speaking part of Gwened or Vannetais. The costume regions also include southern St Brieuc, southwestern St Malo, and small parts of...
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'Svashka' costume of Ratne - Kobryn area, West Polissia, Ukraine and Belarus
Hello all, I decided to take a break from Brittany, but I will return to it. Today I will talk about an unusual costume from West Polissia, found on both sides of the current Ukrainian-Belarusian...
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A Closer View of Breton Costume; Part 9. The costume of the Swamp Dwellers,...
Hello all, Today I will continue this series about Breton Costumes by talking about the province of Nantes, specifically about the costumes of the region of Gwenrann, or Guerande. Pays Nantais in...
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