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Šibenik cap ( hr, šibenska kapa) is a regional variant of a traditional red cap used in the
List of Protected Intangible Heritage at Ministry of Culture Official Website
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sibenik Cap Caps Croatian clothing Dalmatia
Šibenik cap ( hr, šibenska kapa) is a regional variant of a traditional red cap used in the Balkans
The Balkans ( ), also known as the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the who ...
that was developed in Šibenik
Šibenik () is a historic city in Croatia, located in central Dalmatia, where the river Krka flows into the Adriatic Sea. Šibenik is a political, educational, transport, industrial and tourist center of Šibenik-Knin County, and is also the ...
, Croatia.
History
The cap is more orange in colour instead of red, and simplified in cut (without a conical top, flat from above). It is embroidered with characteristic black ornament and without any hanging appendixes. The cap was modified upon older traditional forms during a work time of ''Industry of Folk Embroidery'' ( hr, Industrija narodnog veziva) held by Matavulj family in Croatian city of Šibenik from 1844 to 1945.Kale, Jadran (2009). "Rad 'Centra za unapredjenje domacinstva' u Sibeniku 1957.-1972." ''Ethnologica Dalmatica'' vol. 17, pp. 79-100. The cap is well known throughout Croatia and is noticeable as a symbol of Šibenik and widely known among regional costume parts in general, not only representing Šibenik and its surroundings, but northern Dalmatia or a general Croatian identity when represented outside Croatia. Šibenik cap is a tradition enlisted on the nationalintangible heritage
An intangible cultural heritage (ICH) is a practice, representation, expression, knowledge, or skill considered by UNESCO to be part of a place's cultural heritage. Buildings, historic places, monuments, and artifacts are cultural property. In ...
list, in 2008.
See also
* Lika cap *Montenegrin cap
The Montenegrin cap ( sr, Црногорска капа, Crnogorska kapa) is a cap traditionally worn in Montenegro by the Montenegrins and Serbs of Montenegro. It was introduced by Prince Bishop Petar II Petrović-Njegoš in the mid-1840s as a re ...
References
Further reading
* Schubert, Gabriella (1993). ''Kleidung als Zeichen: Kopfbedeckungen im Donau-Balkan-Raum.'' Berlin: Harrassowitz Verlag.External links
List of Protected Intangible Heritage at Ministry of Culture Official Website
Cap & Hat Manufacture
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sibenik Cap Caps Croatian clothing Dalmatia