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Folk costume of the women of the Klaipeda region

Lithuanians

1960

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Folk costume of the women of the Klaipeda region The female holiday attire of the Klaipeda region is original and interesting though it is not notable for richness of colour. The decorativeness of the attire as a whole is based on the contrasts of its separate parts. The dark skirt and bodice (“kiklikas”) contrast sharply with the white blouse and the apron. The blouse is made of thin white linen. A broad belt in a red picked pattern (“rinktinis rastas”) adornes the sleeves below the shoulders. The blouse is collarless, with a low-cut neck, gathered and decorated with fine plaiting. Fine plaiting decorates the bottom part of the sleeves too. The sleeves are wide, sewn in at the neck. The skirt is chequered. The cheks are formed by narrow dark longitudinal and broad ligh-coloured transverse stripes. The skirt is pleated. The bodice (‘kiklikas”) of small-pattern fabric is short, with a wide neck-cut and white frilling along the edge. The bodice is fastened with decorative clasps made of the dame fabric. The apron is made of white cloth with a gray picked pattern (“rinktinis rastas”) aligned in longitudinal stripes. The lower edge of the apron is bordered by a fringed band of the same cloth woven of embroidered with an elaborated pattern. The head-dress consists of a cap made of a band of patterned cloth. The upper rim of the crown is crocheted round and adorned with frilling. On each side of the cap hang patterned bands of tissue. The waist is girdled with a woven belt. The shoulders are covered with a shawl.

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