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Traditional costume as a migration phenomenon on the part of the Adriatic coast in the 17th and 18th century

Radojičić Dragana S. (Etnografski institut SANU, Beograda)

Migrations from Herzegovina and Montenegro to the Herceg Novi region, during the period from the end of the 17th and beginning of the 18th centuries, were the reasons for investigation (thanks to the preserved archive material) of female "traditional costumes" involved in these migrations. Clothing retained the influence of Balkan, Slav, Oriental and Mediterranean cultures. The function of clothing (for work and ceremonial occasions) was studied, as well as changes within the generation, regardless of whether the individual items were in constant use or only used on one occasion.

Keywords: migration, cultural influence, hinterland and Adriatic coast, "traditional costume", and acculturation