Bārta Women's Folk CostumeFold-out, Latvian State Printing House, 1958
Location of today's Bārta parish
Ancient burial mound in Bārta, 1,700-1,100 CE, photo by Prof. A. Vasks
This foldout features illustrations of a full women's folk costume and various details:
woman's hat schematic,
blouse schematic,
blouse cuff cross-stitch pattern,
bodice schematic,
skirt-bottom woven pattern,
embroidery pattern at top of sleeve,
collar embroidery pattern,
and descriptive overviews in
French,
English,
Russian, and
Latvian.
Bārta folk costume, Ilze Lenova's album on Facebook
Bārta
Bārta is the name of both a town and the larger parish. The parish was consolidated from multiple parishes dating to the Bārta (Oberbartau) and Krūte (Kruhten) baronial manors, parts of the Kalna and Spāre (Spahrenhof) baronial manors, and Krūtes pastoral manor. Bārta parish encompassed 113.2 km² (43.7 mi²) in 1935. The parish was reorganized a number of times during the Soviet era/occupation and following the restoration of independence.
Burial mounds in the Bārta area date to the Bronze Age.
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Women's full dress
Women's full dress
Women's full dress
Women's full dress, restored
Women's full dress, restored
Women's full dress, restored
Woman's hat schematic,
blouse schematic,
blouse cuff cross-stitch pattern
Woman's hat schematic,
blouse schematic,
blouse cuff cross-stitch pattern
Woman's hat schematic,
blouse schematic,
blouse cuff cross-stitch pattern
Bodice schematic,
skirt-bottom woven pattern
Bodice schematic,
skirt-bottom woven pattern
Bodice schematic,
skirt-bottom woven pattern
Embroidery pattern at top of sleeve,
collar embroidery pattern
Embroidery pattern at top of sleeve,
collar embroidery pattern
Embroidery pattern at top of sleeve,
collar embroidery pattern
This work is in the public domain. Commentary and additional materials are protected/reused under Latvian Copyright Law Ch. II § 5 ¶ 1.1 and Ch. V § 19 ¶ 1.2.
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