The costumes from
Biłgoraj, out of all of the surviving folk clothing in the territory of Poland, are said to be exceptional. Along with e.g. the costume of
Lasowiacy ethnocultural group, it is usually referred to as the most archaic type of Polish regional costumes. Particularly the Biłgoraj's female clothing is often mentioned as resembling the literary/artistic notion of an ancient Slavic costume.
The colorful fabrics, rich floral patterns and laces, which you often see as examples of the Polish regional clothing, started slowly emerging around the mid-18th century and taking a clear shape only after the 2nd half of 19th century - after the
abolition of serfdom in Poland and during the general development of the mechanized textile industry. The archaic types of costumes can be still found e.g. in some isolated parts of
Podlasie and
Mazury or among
Lasowiacy groups along the San river - and of course in the region around the
Biłgoraj town.
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| Biłgoraj costume, illustration by T.Korotkiewicz for "Kuryer Codzienny", 1938 |
In the Polish language the costume is called
strój biłgorajsko-tarnogrodzki (costume from the region stretching between the towns of Biłgoraj and Tarnogród in south-eastern Poland) - in short called by the name of Biłgoraj, which was the main cultural center of that group.
The town of Biłgoraj and its surroundings were maintaining the old forms of local folk art and culture up until the late 19th century - it was cut from the rest of the country by the swampy Solska Primeval Forest and the nearby rivers San and Tanew. Some elements of local culture are still resembling the oldest of Slavic traditions, according to the ethnographers and related scholars. The contact with the bigger cities of other neighbouring regions was difficult even until the interwar period (1920s-1930s), and in the beginning of the 20th century the region of Biłgoraj was considered poor and underdeveloped. These geographical conditions were conducive to the maintaince of old clothing and customs - in comparison to the rest of Poland, Biłgoraj was one of the latest to replace the traditional patterns by the new modern trends in fashion. Women were maintaining the oldest types of clothing longer than the men, who were more often travelling for trade fairs into distant towns or cities before the era of industralization. These conditions made Biłgoraj one of the most valuable regions, that could serve as a reference to the ancient Slavic clothing of that part of the world.
Biłgoraj costumes are adorned with the so-called "Polish stitch", a mix
of backstitch, straight and chain types of stitches, contrary to the cross stitches extremely popular e.g. among the
regions in the East of Poland.
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| Regional clothing from the region of Biłgoraj, Poland [source] |
1. COSTUME: MEN
A characteristic headwear for both Biłgoraj and Lasowiacy costumes is a four-pointed cap called "gamerka", adorned with pompons or tassels and worn usually for the special occasions. The Biłgoraj's brown gamerka is adorned with blue decorations and the colour distinguishes them from the Lasowiacy's costumes (who tend to use red stitches):
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| Biłgoraj costume - blue pompons decorating the cap and sleeves' ends © LZA Promni |
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| Gamerka type of cap from Biłgoraj. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| Mr Franciszek Kmieć wearing gamerka, photo by J.Świeży, 1934. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| A man from Biłgoraj region, photo by J.Świeży, 1939. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
On the daily basis, mostly for the work, men from Biłgoraj would wear straw hats:
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| Mr Andrzej Poszka in a straw hat, photo by J. Świeży, 1939. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| Basic form of a straw hat from Biłgoraj. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
Festive type of a coat, called "sukmana", was prepared from a special type of the woolen cloth, material woven from the fleece of dark brown sheep reared in the region. The coat would usually have the lenght reaching the knees. Basic form of the coat is quite simple:
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| "Sukmana" type of coat from Biłgoraj, example from regional museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| Man presenting the "sukmana" coat from the picture above. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
"Festive" coats with more embroidery would be worn only for special occasions, and most often only by the richest or most respectable men:
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| A man from Biłgoraj region, photo by A.Stepanow atelier in Warsaw, vintage postcard from Lublin Museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| Mr Duda from Korczew in Biłgoraj region, c. 1900, photo from Zamość Museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| A man from Biłgoraj region, vintage postcard, Zamość Museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
The decorative tassels/pompons can also appear on the sides of a coat, for example in the pockets' area. The trimming with a zig-zag shape of pattern is very popular, decorating the frontal areas (this shape has origins in old protective "wolf teeth" motif):
On the daily basis much simpler coats from white linen would be worn, prepared out of a very similar sewing pattern:
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| Men from Majdan Księżpolski in Biłgoraj region, photo by L.Rogowski, 1902. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| A man from Biłgoraj region, photo by J.Brodowski, vintage postcard from Zamość Museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| Man presenting back of his coat, photo by J.Świeży, 1939, Lublin Museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
During the winter, warm sheepskin coats were worn, often decorated with much more varied embroidery:
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| Sheepskin coat from Biłgoraj, example from regional museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| A man from Biłgoraj region, photo by J.Świeży, 1939, Lublin Museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
The basic daily clothing is made from a white linen material, the most common resource in the area. Below is an example of a work outfit:
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| Mr Andrzej Poszka in straw hat and work outfit, photo by J.Świeży, 1939. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
Shirts are often decorated with very minimalistic embroidery, along the sleeves' ends, the shoulders' sides, the collar and sometimes also the frontal area:
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| Shirt from Biłgoraj region, example from regional museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| Shirt from Biłgoraj region, example from regional museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
Shirts would be fastened under the neck with a clip, often with decorative elements:
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| Clips to fasten the shirt under the neck, examples from regional museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
Men from Biłgoraj were also known for the elaborative leatherwork. The finest example of their work appear on the belt, worn over the trousers and shirt:
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| Decorative belt of an unmarried man, example from regional museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
Men would also carry their tools in a bag called
kalita, typical example from the region below:
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| Kalita type of bag from Biłgoraj region, example from regional museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
2. COSTUME: WOMEN
The costume of women from the region around Biłgoraj is especially interesting - said to be reselmbling the oldest kinds of Slavic folk costumes.
Women were wearing comfortable linen clothes, adorned with monochromatic embroidery. Most popular colour of the embroidery was red. Some villages in the region would maintain black or blue patterns, less often green. Married women were covering their heads with long, embroidered pieces of cloth called "zawicie", attached to the round cap.
Below: a small collection of the many different types of headwear from the region of Biłgoraj. Note the first cap's construction, often adorned with a crocheted top. The headwear's shape would vary a lot between the various villages in the region:
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| Typical cap from Biłgoraj called "hamełka", example from regional museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| Woman from Różaniec village wearing a 'hamełka" type of a cap, photo by J.Świeży, 1934, Lublin Museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| Another example of "hamełka" type of cap, from a regional museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| Woman from Biłgoraj in a "hamełka" type of cap, photo by B.Czarnecki, 1956. Source: StrojeLudowe.net |
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| Woman from Biłgoraj in a "hamełka" type of cap, photo by B.Czarnecki, 1956. Source: StrojeLudowe.net |
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| Woman from Biłgoraj in a "hamełka" type of cap, photo by B.Czarnecki, 1956. Source: StrojeLudowe.net |
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| Cap from Biłgoraj, example from regional museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| Cap from Biłgoraj, example from regional museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| Example of "oberek" or "skośniak" type of cap from a regional museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| A woman from Biłgoraj region wearing the "oberek" or "skośniak" type of cap, photo by J.Świeży, c. 1932, Lublin Museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| A married woman from Różaniec village in the Biłgoraj region, photo by J.Świeży, 1934, Lublin Museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
Many women or girls would also wear the typical Eastern European kerchiefs, especially during the wintertime.
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| A girl in a colorful kerchief, Majdan Księżowski village, photo by L.Rogowski, 1902, Lublin Museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| A woman in wearing a kerchief, Biłgoraj region, 1906, Lublin Museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
The most typical headwear, often presented by the modern dance and song folk groups, would be the long "zawicie" attached to the round "hamełka" cap with the use of white or red pins.
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| Woman from Biłgoraj in a festive outfit, photo by B.Czarnecki, 1956. Source: StrojeLudowe.net |
Red embroidery is the most common and is said to be the oldest type, but some villages in the region were noted for creating examples of e.g. black or blue embroidery, always monochromatic. Initially, mixed colours were used only for the embroidery on coats or, occasionally, aprons. For a short period of time around the beginning of 20th century, the mixed-colour embroidery was appearing in the southern parts of the Biłgoraj region, said to be influenced by fashion of other neighbouring areas.
The ebroidery patterns were varying, but regardless of the colour or shapes of the motifs they
were sewn only along certain areas. The "zawicie" cloth was decorated along the edges around the head and at the bottom line.
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| Women in Biłgoraj costumes [source] |
"Zawicie" attached to the headwear would often reach the lenght of the knees and the oldest women would wear them reaching even the ankles as a sign of maturity and dignity.
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| Women in Biłgoraj costumes [source] |
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| Woman from Biłgoraj in a festive outfit, photo by B.Czarnecki, 1956. Source: StrojeLudowe.net |
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| Woman from Biłgoraj in a festive outfit, photo by B.Czarnecki, 1956. Source: StrojeLudowe.net |
Younger (unmarried) girls would often tie their hair into braids, for example as below:
Brides were wearing different kinds of flower crowns, characteristic for various Slavic countries / Eastern Europe in general.
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| Bride from Różaniec village in Biłgoraj region, photo by J.Świeży, 1934, Lublin Museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| Wedding couple - bride and bridesmaids wearing flower crowns. Majdan Księżowski village in Biłgoraj region, photo by L.Rogowski, 1902, Lublin Museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| Bride's "flower crown" from Łukowa village in Biłgoraj region, picture by Lublin Museum. |
The most common clothing is made of linen; pure white for the festive outfits. Skirts would vary much more than the rest of the outfit - it was usually white, but sometimes made from a material either woven in striped patterns or decorated with imprinted designs. White apron with the characteristic vertical line of embroidery in the middle is worn over the skirt, tied with a belt, that would be often woven in decorative patterns. Blouses are embroidered on the shoulders, along the collars and the ends of the sleeves.
Lenght of the skirt should reach the ankles, but some newer forms of the
clothing worn by dance ensembles would also have it shorter:
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| Older, longer form of the skirt. Picture © LZA Promni |
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| Newer, shorter form of the skirt. Picture © LZA Promni |
Embroidery is very
characteristic - the most common motifs repeated along the edges are consisting of various
spiral patterns, e.g. resembling an infinity sign or a
triskelion.
Festive blouses have embroidered shoulders, collars and sleeve's ends:
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| Festive blouse from Biłgoraj, example from regional museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| Festive blouse from Biłgoraj region, example from regional museum. Source: StrojeLudowe.net |
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| Closeup of the embroidery of a festive blouse from Biłgoraj region. Source: StrojeLudowe.net |
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| Closeup of the embroidery on shoulder of a festive blouse from Biłgoraj, photo by J.Świeży, 1930s. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
The red embroidery always appears on the apron ("zapaska") worn over the linen skirt. Apron is embroidered along its bottom line and in a vertical line going through the center of the apron.
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| Apron from Biłgoraj region, example from regional museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
The aprons would be often pleated as below:
Newer elements of clothing from around the beginning of 20th century show a greater variety. The "modern" details applied during and after the industrialization process could be easily distinguished. Here's an example of the "town-type" apron from that era, adorned with more colorful floral embroidery:
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| Apron from Biłgoraj region adorned with floral pattern, example from regional museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
Other were made from manufactured fabrics, very different in texture from the old type of linen clothes:
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| Apron of the so-called "town type" from Biłgoraj region, example from regional museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| Apron of the so-called "town type" from Biłgoraj region, example from regional museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
The skirts worn on a daily basis were long made from the white linen - material the easiest to obtain in the region. Skirts would be often imprinted with various designs, prepared in traditional method of pressing the wooden templates onto the material. The most colorful skirts started to be worn only around the turn of 19th/20th centuries, when manufactured fabrics were more available:
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| Linen skirt from Biłgoraj, example from regional museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| Linen skirt from Biłgoraj, example from regional museum. Source: StrojeLudowe.net |
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| Linen skirt with imprinted pattern (called "malowanka") from Biłgoraj, example from regional museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| Hand-woven skirt (called "burka") from Biłgoraj, example from regional museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| Newer form of the skirt from Biłgoraj (the so-called "town-type"), example from regional museum. Source: StrojeLudowe.net |
The skirt could have up to three or four underskirts (depending on the season of the year and the wealth status). Photo below show two layers of underskirts, seen during a swirl in the dance:
Various types of coats were be worn. The basic type is a simple linen coat in plain white colour, analogous to the daily coats of the men.
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| Girls from Biłgoraj wearing linen coats, photos by J.Kostka & Mulert ateler in Warsaw, c. 1870-1873, from Lublin Museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
During the wintertime, white sheepskin coats were popular, very similar to those worn by the men and adorned with much more colorful embroidery, often of mixed colours.
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| Girl presenting a sheepskin coat from Biłgoraj, photo by H.Szkutnik, 2013. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| Closeup of a sheepskin coat from Biłgoraj, photo by H.Szkutnik, 2013, example from regional museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| Closeup of a sheepskin coat from Biłgoraj, photo by H.Szkutnik, 2013, example from regional museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| "Szuba" type of coat from Biłgoraj region, drawing by T.Szałowska, Zamość Museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
One of the unique types of coats were the blue "żupan" coats, resembling the coats traditionally worn by the Polish nobility during the old eras. Blue "żupan" was worn by a bride during her wedding and that element of the was so desired around the end of 19th century, that women would often borrow the "żupan" from friends - it was prepared from expensive kind of woolen cloth dyed into intense saphire colour, sewn with red inlays, available only in some bigger towns.
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| Blue "żupan" coat worn by the bride, example from regional museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| Girl presenting a bride's outfit - the blue wedding coat from the picture above and a green "crown", photo by H.Szkutnik, 2013. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| Bride from Biłgoraj in a "żupan" coat and a wedding crown, photo by B.Czarnecki, 1956. Source: StrojeLudowe.net |
For the less-colder days, a short linen jacket called "katanka" was worn, ending just below the waistline.
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| Girl presenting the white "katanka" jacket, photo by H.Szkutnik, 2013. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
Another kind of a jacket worn in the Biłgoraj region was a lighter "kaftanik", which in the more "modern" versions was often decorated with flower embroidery.
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| Girl presenting the "kaftanik" jacket, photo by H.Szkutnik, 2013. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| Example of "kaftanik" jacket from Biłgoraj, regional museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| "Kaftanik" jacket of a so-called "town type", Biłgoraj regional museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
Important accessory element of the outfit is the hand-woven belt ("krajka"), which usually should be made in colorful striped patterns. Some modern folk dance groups, already seen in pictures above, would also use a plain red belt.
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| Examples of hand-woven belts ("krajka", plural form: "krajki") from Biłgoraj, regional museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| Green belt with brown and orange patterns. Picture © LZA Promni |
Women from Biłgoraj were wearing neckaces made from e.g. real coral, glass, amber or later plastic, often adorned with a coin, a holy medallion or a scapular - types of materials were dependant on the wealth. Foreign coins would be a very desired, original element of jewellery.
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| Necklace from Biłgoraj with real red coral, example from regional museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| Necklace from Biłgoraj made from glass beads, example from regional museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| Necklace from Biłgoraj made from amber, example from regional museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| Necklace from Biłgoraj with real red coral, adorned with a coin, example from regional museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| Scapular from Biłgoraj made from imprinted fabric, example from regional museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| Scapular from Biłgoraj adorned with handmade embroidery, example from regional museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
Another desired element of jewellery were rings with red coral (the poorer women were using artificial materials or glass beads).
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| Rings from Biłgoraj, examples from regional museum. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
3. EMBROIDERY PATTERNS & CLOSEUPS
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| Embroidery on Biłgoraj costume (edging). Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| Embroidery on Biłgoraj costume (edging). Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| Embroidery on Biłgoraj costume (edging). Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| Embroidery on Biłgoraj costume (edging). Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| Embroidery from Biłgoraj costumes. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| Embroidery from Biłgoraj costumes. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| Embroidery on an apron from Biłgoraj costume. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| Embroidery of a blouse from Biłgoraj costume (on the shoulder), photo by J.Świeży, 1930s. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| Embroidery motifs from Biłgoraj costume. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| Embroidery from Biłgoraj [source] |
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| Embroidery from Biłgoraj - on the shoulders [source] |
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| Embroidery from Biłgoraj - on the apron [source] |
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| Typical motifs of embroidery on Biłgoraj costume. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
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| Embroidery motifs from Biłgoraj costume. Source: Elżbieta Piskorz-Branekova: "Tradycyjne stroje i zdobienia z okolic Biłgoraja i Tarnogrodu", 2013 [available online] |
Witam napotkałem ta stronę przez przypadek jest pięknie zrobiona i bardzo ciekawa, piękne zdjęcia obrazują fajny tekst, mam jedną uwagę użyto w tekście kilka zdjęć Zespołu Tańca Ludowego Perła Warmii, a w podpisie widnieją jako LZA Promni lub ZPiT Kortowo, jeśli można to zmienić to prosiłbym bardzo o uściślenie, (pan z pierwszego zdjęcia)
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Ogromnie dziękuję za informację! Czy jest to możliwe, że zdjęcia z występów "Perły Warmii" były udostępniane przez strony wspomnianych LZA Promni lub ZPiT Kortowo? Tylko w takim przypadku mógł się tutaj wkraść tego typu błąd. Już weryfikuję i postaram się poprawić jak najszybciej.
ReplyDeleteDziękuję. Co do "Kortowa" to zdarzyło się nam kilkakrotnie występować na jednej scenie więc o pomyłkę łatwo, ale z LZA Promni nigdy. Biłgoraj to nasz ukochany region "zabijamy się" by go tańczyć i wielka chwała Tobie że propagujesz ten cudowny region na świecie. Pozdrawiam
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