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Folded cloth applique of the Hmu [Miao] in Kaili and Taijiang counties,...
Hello all,Today i will talk about a particular applique technique used by some of the Hmu people. The Hmu are one branch of the Hmongic peoples, which the Han Chinese call Miao. This is found in the...
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Overview of the Costumes of Turkestan
Hello all,Today I would like to talk somewhat about the costumes of the region known as Turkestan. This term means 'Land of the Turks, and consists of the continuous region inhabited by Turkic peoples...
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Basic costume of Southeast Asia
Hello all,Today I will talk a bit about the general costume of Southeast Asia. The map above shows the ethnic makeup of all of Mainland Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand,...
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Burmese Costume and Luntaya Acheik
Hello all, I wrote recently about the similarities between the costumes of the major southeast Asian peoples, but of course they were able to distinguish each other. One of the major differences is in...
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Costume of Nazaré, Estremadura, Portugal
Hello all, fI received a request to do some more research into Portugal, in particular the province of Estremadura [not to be confused with the Spanish province of the same name]. Here is the costume...
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Overview of the costumes of the Tai Peoples, part 1
Hello all,Today I will talk about the clothing of the large family of the Tai peoples, which number a dozen or more main groups, and a larger number of small groups.The photo above is of Queen Sirikit...
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Overview of the Costumes of the Tai Peoples, part 2
Hello all,Today I will continue my writing on the costumes of the Tai Peoples.This article will cover the Lao-Phutai and Northwestern branches of the Southwestern Tai language family.Lao-Phutai...
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Costume of Cieszyn or Těšín, Silesia
Hello All,Today I will take a break from Asia, which is fascinating but very challenging.I will talk about another Polish town costume, That of Cieszyn, or Těšín in Czech. This costume is typical of...
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Overview of the folk costumes of the Górale, Poland / Slovakia
Hello all, Today I will talk about the costumes of the Górale, or Gorali. In English often called Gorals. This just means mountain people. In English Gorals often refer to themselves as 'Polish...
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Overview of the costumes of the Lemkos / Rusyns part 1. The west.
Hello all,I will try to step into this field, fraught with pitfalls as it is, and share the research which I have done, and the work of others from which I have benefited. The Lemko / Rusyns are an...
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Costumes of the Lemkos / Rusyns part 2; Jakubany
Hello all,Today I will continue with my series on Lemko / Rusyn folk costume. I will focus on the village of Jakubany. It seems that my overview is turning into a more in depth look. This village is...
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Overview of the Folk Costumes of the Lemkos / Rusyns, Part 3 Šambron region.
Hello all,Today I will move slightly to the east, and talk about two group of villages whose Folk Costumes are similar, and have some similarity to that of Jakubany, but which are distinct from that of...
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Overview of the costumes of the Lemkos / Rusyns. part 4 Central Poprad region
Hello all,Today I will talk about the folk costume of the middle Poprad region. The Poprad river is a bit of a geographical anomaly. It rises on the south slopes of the Tatra mountains, flows south and...
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Overview of the costumes of the Lemkos / Rusyns part 5. Drienica area.
Hello all.Today I will talk about the costume of the ethnic peninsula which lies to the southeast of the Poprad area which I covered in my last article. Here is the area on the map. In fact I have not...
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Overview of the costumes of the Lemkos / Rusyns part 6. West Lemko, Krynytsia...
Hello all,Today I will start a couple of articles that focus on the Lemko costumes, those found only north of the border. I will talk about the costume which are sometimes referred to as 'West Lemko',...
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Overview of the costumes of the Lemkos / Rusyns. part 7a: Central Lemko women
Hello all, Today I will talk about the Central Lemko costume, which is the most widespread of the Lemko costumes, but is surprisingly little known. It is found in the watershed of the tributaries of...
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Overview of the costumes of the Lemkos / Rusyns. part 7b Central Lemko Men
Hello all,Today I will present more information on the Central Lemko costume, focusing on the men. I will be talking about the same area as in the last article.The image above is a family from the...
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Overview of the Costumes of the Lemkos / Rusyns, part 8; Eastern Lemko
Hello all,I have already written an article about this costume, but I have learned much since that time, and so I will write a more complete article now.The Eastern Lemko region consists of the...
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Lemko Chimeras
Hello all,Ideally you should have read parts 1, 4, 6, 7, and 8 of my overview of the costumes of the Lemkos / Rusyns to appreciate this.If you remember, the Chimera was a creature from Greek Mythology...
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Costume and embroidery of Kodyma district, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine, and...
Hello all,Not long ago the Ethno-Gallery of Roksolyana Shymchuk published this photograph on their facebook page, and it was widely shared. It piqued my curiosity, because this is not typical of...
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