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November 30, 2024

România - beginning of XX century

Romanian traditional costumes and craft from Valea Jiului, Uricani, Hunedoara county, Transilvania (Ardeal) region

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Intrinsic part of the villages everyday activity, closely tied to the calendar of local happenings — the making of garments is social at all times. The creation of folk clothing would spread over the time span of a whole year as it implied the making from scratch of the hemp and linen fabrics as well as of the wool cloths and natural dyes, culminating with the complex hand embroidery stage.

The making of the tools necessary in the processes of retting, scutching, combing, spinning and weaving of the natural fibers was an intrinsic part of the village’s everyday life, meant to culminate in not only functional items but works of art in themselves.

The process of cloth-making was a woman’s occupation, but the making of the instruments and apparatuses was the work of men: shepherds — fathers, brothers or bachelors alike — would carve beautiful wooden furci — distaffs, and fusuri de tors — spindles, for the ones they loved, usually during the long and lonely transhumance processes of herding sheep from higher pastures during summer to lower ones during winter. The more complex the carvings, the bigger the love confessions.

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caier si fus

Ukë Berisha Așteaptă un pic! Ungurii vor spune că este o femeie maghiară. Bulgarii vor spune că este o femeie bulgară. Aștept să văd cum vă certați între voi

Godelieve Boone

Luca Niculina Inderdaad, zo gaat dat in die streken.

Nae Gigie

Luca Niculina pai apar ceva semne pe caier si fus care sant cu 10000 ani mai vechi ca bosgori si bulgaroii

Boglárka Kozák

Luca Niculina We dont claim people of another nationality as ours, thats your style.