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Hello all, Today I will cover the last province of Norway, Hordaland. This is one of the great centers of Norwegian folk costume, having large areas in which the costume continues to be a living tradition to this day. Hordaland is divided into five districts. It also includes the second largest city in Norway, Bergen. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hordaland The folk costumes of this province are mostly similar to each other, being of the bringeduk type, with a separate plastron. As one would expect with a living tradition, individual costumes differ in details, there being room for individual expression. There are also commonly different costumes for married women and unmarried girls, and winter vs summer. The inland areas have traditions that are still living, but many of the coastal regions have reconstructed their costumes based on a wealth of evidence. Sunnhordland This province is along the southern part of the coast. Stord and Bømlo I believe that this bunad is also worn in Sveio, as I have been unable to find any for that municipality. cat 4 Fitjar This municipality has a bunad similar to the others found on the coast, as well as a plain dark drakt called stasklede. both cat 4 This image shows the bunad from Tysnes on the left, and Fitjar on the right. Etne This bunad is distinguished by the embroidered braces which are part of the costume, possibly holding up the skirt as they once did in Tinn. It also has a loose pocket, which most of the costumes in this province do not. cat 4 Kvinnherad The blue hat is worn by both married and unmarried women, and for formal occasions, the women wear a white kerchief, and unmarried girls wear a white hat. The inset tends to be plain cloth with an ornamented band at the top. women cat 2, men cat 4 Tysnes cat 3 Midhordland This consists of the center part of the coast, around the city of Bergen. Fusa The bunad as worn today is a reconstruction of the clothing worn in the early to mid 1800s. The blue cap was worn by both girls and women, but women wore the white kerchief over it for formal occasions. This municipality is just across the fjord from Kvinnherad, so there are similarities. It is somewhat short waisted, and a variety of aprons are used. cat 3 Samnanger cat 4 Os The reconstructed bunad of Os represents the mid 1800s, cat 3 This is the way that unmarried girls dressed their hair. Hair was never worn loose in public except on her wedding day. The bunad as redesigned in the early 20th cent. cat 4 Austevoll The hair in all of these areas that have strong memories of tradition was put up in braids or twists, covered by a linen cap, and the headdress worn on top in such a way that none of the hair was visible. A kerchief is worn over the cap for formal occasions, with white embroidery for unmarried girls and black embroidery for married women. Men would wear an embroidered linen scarf on such occasions. woman cat 3, men cat 4 Sotra This is an island north of Austevoll, which consists of the municipalities of Sund and Fjell. Married women wear a green vest with red sleeves, and unmarried girls wear the opposite. Both wear the black winter bunad. cat 4 Askøy This municipality consists of an island group northeast of Stord and northwest of the current municipality of Bergen. cat 4 Laksevåg This was a former municipality which has been combined with a few others into the municipality of Bergen. It is now a borough of the Bergen Municipality. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laksev%C3%A5g The bunad is cat 4 The woman on the left is from Laksevag, the woman on the right is from Os. Fana This was a former municipality which is also now a borough of the municipality of Bergen. It consists of the entire southern part of the current Bergen Municipality. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fana The folk costume - bunad of this area has never ceased being a living tradition. The married women's costume is distinguished by the kerchief over the head rail, while unmarried girls wear a headband. The girls' bodice is edged in blue, while the women's is green or patterned silk. The apron features open work of many kinds, hardangersom, crochet, and other techniques are used. The apron may also be of printed cloth, however it always has a notched or toothed edge, unlike the other regions of Hordaland. The men wear two vests, one over the other. cat 1 Bergen City The city itself has two designed drakts of the livkjol type. They are the only such costumes in Hordaland. Bergendrakt The embroidery was taken from an old shawl. This embroidery was applied to the whole costume. On the skirt the embroidery was not altered to fit, but simply executed in L shapes around the hem. There is no apron. As Bergen is a major city, this drakt is very popular. cat 5 Much less well known is the Bjørgvindrakt cat 5 Nordhordland There is one man's bunad for Nordhordland cat 4 Outer Nordhordland There is a recently reconstructed bunad with a green jacket inside the bodice. The girls' hair is wrapped in ribbons and then wound around the top of the head. Married women wear a bag shaped kerchief. cat 3 This girl is wearing her hair incorrectly, loose under a fake hair roll. There is also a version of the bunad which was designed in the early 20th cent. cat 4 Osterøy This is very similar to the previous bunad, but there is a padded roll under the women's headdress, and the pleated skirt has a green hem, as in Voss. cat 4 Masfjorden There is a version of this bunad which was designed in the 1970s. cat 4 There is also a more recently reconstructed version which differs little. cat 3 Voss Both of the inland costumes represent unbroken living traditions. Voss has separate bunads for marrried women and single girls. It also has a summer and winter bunad, which is very common for Hordaland. Married women have a deep green hem on the skirt edged with silver lace, while unmarried girls have three narrow black velvet bands. Married women also wear the headpiece. There are two types of jacket worn with this bunad, one which shows the stomacher, the bringeduk, and one which closes down the middle. women cat 1, men cat 4 Hardanger The district of Hardanger is generally considered to have one bunad, which is a living tradition. There is a great deal of variety in the ornamentation of the bodice inset, both beadwork and embroidery. Previously the bodice was of many colors and materials, but under the influence of the National Bunad, it is almost always red today. The white apron with hardangersom is worn for formal occasions, but other aprons are worn as well. There is also a winter bunad here, as is the case in the rest of Hordaland. I will cover some of the distinctions between the regions, which do not always follow the municipalities. Generally, most of the images which are just labelled Hardanger are from Ullensvang or Sorfjorden, or are of the old National costume. women cat 1, men cat 4 Ulvik, Eidfjord and Granvin The women's bunad is distinct in a couple of different ways. Firstly, the bodice opening does not have a notch, but extends smoothly from the closure to the neck, similar to the Voss bunad. Secondly, the married women wear a different headpiece, consisting of a kerchief worn over a head rail, somewhat similar to that of Fana. Both summer and winter bunads are shown in the following images. The men's bunad varies, that of Granvin and Ulvik each being distinct, and that of Eidfjord being shared with Ullensvang and Sorfjorden. Ulvik Granvin Eidfjord The western regions have a woman's headdress that is similar from one to another, but of a somewhat different shape. It is finely pleated and starched to obtain its distinctive form. The men of Ullensvang and Sorfjorden wear the same bunad as they do in Eidfjord. The men of Kvam and Jondal each have a distinct bunad. In Torvikbygd the mean wear the Jondal bunad, even though the town is in Kvam. Ullensvang In this photo, the headdress does not have the fold which is found in the versions further west. I have only found one photo of this exact type of headdress, so I am not certain if this is an actual distinction. The man is wearing the red 'bridegroom's jacket'. Kvam. In Kvam the headdress has the fold by the temples, but the headdress itself is a somewhat different shape, being higher and rounder in front. You will sometimes see women from Kvam wearing the more general headdress though. The men wear a distinct bunad with a green vest and patterned stockings. Jondal The women's costume is very close to that of Sorfjorden, differing only in minor details. There is only one band hanging from the belt. In the above regions there usually tend to be two. The man's bunad is distinct, and is also worn in Torvikbygd. Sørfjorden This means south fjord, and refers to a side fjord which extends to the south from the main Hardangerfjord. The area around this fjord is home to the classic version of the Hardanger bunad and folk costume. It includes the northernwestern parts of Ullensvang and Odda municipalities. Married women wear the flat top version of the headdress, as they do in Jondal, and which is often seen in other parts of Hardanger as well. They may also wear three bands hanging from the belt with the formal costume. Unmarried girls wear their hair in braids, and may wrap them with ribbons and put them up. Little girls wear a bonnet. The bodice and jacket both have the notch in front, as do all of the western variants. The bodice may be of many materials or colors. The plastron, or bodice inset has hundreds of different designs, executed in either beadwork, applique, or embroidery of various kinds, or in a combination of techniques. My next article will be an overview of different types of insets. The blouses may have Hardanger embroidery, other whitework, or blackwork. Røldal This is a former municipality which currently makes up the southeastern part of Odda municipality. It was originally part of Suldal parish, which lies further down the same valley and which today is in Rogaland. The bunad is distinct. cat 4 Nasjonal or National bunad This was popular at the beginning of the 20th century, especially in areas which had not yet developed or reconstructed their own bunads. It is a simplified form of the Hardanger bunad, using simplified beadwork for the inset, a red bodice to reflect the national flag, and a beaded version of the little girls' bonnet for all women. This concludes my overview of Norwegian costume. I will certainly do more articles on individual subjects in Norway in the future as well. Thank you for reading. I hope that you have found this to be interesting and informative. Roman K email:[email protected] Source Material: Source Material: Aagot Noss, 'Draktskikk i Aust-Telemark', Oslo, 2010 Kari-Anne Pedersen, 'Folkedrakt blir Bunad', Cappelen Damm, 2013 Bjorn Sverre hol Haugen, 'Norsk Bunadleksikon' Oslo, 2009 Kjersti Skavhaug et al, 'Norwegian Bunads', Oslo, 1991 Heidi Fossnes, 'Norges Bunader og Samiske Folkedrakter', Oslo, 1993 Ellen Scheel et al, 'Bunad-Brodering', Oslo, 1997 Janice Stewart, 'The Folk Arts of Norway', University of Wisconsin, 1953 Guvnor Traetteberg, 'Folk Costumes of Norway', Oslo, 1966, 1976 Thorbjorg Ugland, 'A Sampler of Norway's Folk Costumes', Oslo, 1996 Laila Duran, 'Scandinavian Folklore vol I - III', Sweden, 2011-2013 Laila Duran, 'Populaere Bunader', 2014
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