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National dress of Konavle/Dubrovnik

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Here are some examples of national dress from near Dubrovnik in southern Croatia. Konavle is the very southern-most tip of Croatia; Primorje is the area immediately NW of Dubrovnik, between Dubrovnik and Ston. Ragusa is the old name for Dubrovnik.

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#K-01
The dress of these women from Konavle, Croatia,
indicate that they are married and not widows.

#K-02
From the Martecchini Album in the Dubrovnik Archives.
Printed in 1892. Titled "Woman of Konavle"
["Donna di Canali"]. Year of dress probably around 1800
This image can be ordered from the Dubrovnik Archive on
CD or laser jet print. Very inexpensive. Contact:
ivana.lazarevic@dad.hr

#K-03
From the Martecchini Album in the Dubrovnik Archives.
Printed in 1892. Titled "Man of Konavle"
["Uomo di Canali"]. Year of dress probably around 1800
This image can be ordered from the Dubrovnik Archive on
CD or laser jet print. Very inexpensive. Contact:
ivana.lazarevic@dad.hr

#K-10
Nos"nja from the Konavle region, SE of Dubrovnik. From a
postcard in the Dubrovnik Archive dated 1903.

#K-11
A drawing depicting the national dress of Konavle,
done by Vitelleschi in 1827. The original is in the
Dubrovnik Archive.

#K-04
Bagpiper from Konavle, Croatia.

#K-05
Embroidered front with silk tassle (kite), from Konavle.
The women in photo #K-01 are wearing these. The kite
is made of home-grown silk and is unique to Konavle.
(kite is pronounced KEY' TEH)

#K-06
Examples of embroidery from Konavle.

#K-07
Two women from the Primorje region, just NW
of Dubrovnik; from a postcard.

#K-12
A drawing depicting the national dress of Primorje,
done by Vitelleschi in 1827. The original is in the
Dubrovnik Archive. Primorje is the region along the
coast, just NW of Dubrovnik.

#K-08
National dress of Ragusa (Dubrovnik). From a
photo of a print on the wall of Sesame Restaurant
near Pile Gate in Dubrovnik.

#K-09
National dress of Mlini, a village in the region called
Z"upa, just SE of Dubrovnik. Click here for a view of Z"upa.