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Women's clothing

Women's clothing

The traditional women's dress involves the use of headwear, usually consisting of at least two elements (e.g. handkerchief/shawl superimposed on a cap), both in the festive variant and in the one typical of ordinary time. Some festive headdresses are of great effect from an aesthetic point of view: for example on lionzu (silk bandage produced on site and dyed with saffron) by Orgosolo; the combination of white mucarolu and elu (white handkerchief and veil) in Sennori's gala dress; knows what happens (cloak) at the gala in Osilo; Samugheo's complex festive headdress consisting of a cape composed of several handkerchiefs; the embroidered Olianese shawls floral motifs in polychrome silk thread and/or golden tinsel; the opulent mantilla Arranda 'e Prata, of Majorcan descent, embroidered with silver thread, typical of the festive dress of the Cagliari bakery. Two specific types are head aprons (see. Desulo) and the headwear skirts (see. Temple, Ittiri, etc.).

Festive shirts, on which bibs or handkerchiefs/shawls or breast covers are often attached, have embroideries and pleats, concentrated in the neckline/collar and sleeves.

The bodices, made according to various shapes and types, rigid or not, constitute the most conservative garments.

The outerwear (jackets, jackets, jackets, sometimes equipped with sleeves) are made according to multiple shapes, textile and color solutions.

Belts are limited to the festive attire of some locations, when the bodice is worn under or over the vest.

The skirts, more or less wide, long above or below the malleolus, have different tailoring solutions: sack-shaped, curled or pleated, in gherons, or combined with the bodice.

Constant elements are the adjustable waistline, the construction in heavy fabrics (wool, orbace or velvet). It should be noted the frequent presence of padding or petticoats, aimed at improving their fit.

The aprons, the presence of which characterizes popular clothing throughout Europe, in Sardinia come in numerous variations, attributable for reasons of synthesis to the following groups: panel-shaped; curled/pleated; fan-shaped.

Footwear is generally underrepresented in public and private collections. The iconographic sources testify for the early 19th century low and low-cut shoes, pointed and sometimes embellished with silver buckles. Starting from the mid-19th century, the depictions, photographic images and surviving examples describe a remarkable variety of footwear. Clogs with wooden soles, low heels and fabric upper with a closed or open band at the tip are well represented in everyday outfits, especially in the south of the island, until the mid-twentieth century. The festive shoes, sometimes covered with brocade, refer to an eighteenth-century style. Also recurring are laced shoes, garnished with bows, rosettes or silver buckles. There is no shortage of various types of ankle boots, made of different materials.

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Tra le tipologie di architettura rurale oggetto dell’intervento previste dal Decreto del MiBAC 6 ottobre 2005, nonché le tipologie rurali  identificate dal Piano Paesaggistico Regionale (PPR) della Regione Sardegna, sono compresi gli edifici ed insediamenti storici che siano testimonianze significative della storia delle popolazioni e delle comunità rurali, delle rispettive economie agricole tradizionali, dell’evoluzione del paesaggio.  Tra questi, sono compresi i manufatti destinati ad abitazione rurale (case coloniche) o destinati ad attività  funzionali all’agricoltura (mulini ad acqua o a vento, frantoi, etc.), o ad attività didattiche (scuole rurali, masserie didattiche, ecc.) che abbiano o abbiano avuto un rapporto diretto o comunque connesso con l’attività agricola circostante e che non siano stati irreversibilmente alterati nell’impianto tipologico originario, nelle caratteristiche architettonico- costruttive e nei materiali tradizionali impiegati. 

Read everything Read everything Tra le tipologie di architettura rurale oggetto dell’intervento previste dal Decreto del MiBAC 6 ottobre 2005, nonché le tipologie rurali  identificate dal Piano Paesaggistico Regionale (PPR) della Regione Sardegna, sono compresi gli edifici ed insediamenti storici che siano testimonianze significative della storia delle popolazioni e delle comunità rurali, delle rispettive economie agricole tradizionali, dell’evoluzione del paesaggio.  Tra questi, sono compresi i manufatti destinati ad abitazione rurale (case coloniche) o destinati ad attività  funzionali all’agricoltura (mulini ad acqua o a vento, frantoi, etc.), o ad attività didattiche (scuole rurali, masserie didattiche, ecc.) che abbiano o abbiano avuto un rapporto diretto o comunque connesso con l’attività agricola circostante e che non siano stati irreversibilmente alterati nell’impianto tipologico originario, nelle caratteristiche architettonico- costruttive e nei materiali tradizionali impiegati. 

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