Quill embroidery
In the quill embroidery are with the split keels of the upper tail feathers of peacock in elaborate handmade leather wallets , handbags and other leather goods embroidery .
Its main importance it had in the second half of the 19th century in the making of the decoration of the costumes , especially the carrier of leather pants or waist belt ( Fatschen , Kraxen ). This craft was particularly widespread in the Alpine region of southern Germany , the Tyrolean region , the Salzburger Land and the Salzkammergut . Today this handicraft is mainly to be found in the South Tyrolean Sarntal . A costume belt made in this process could be the equivalent of a horse(this can be compared with the price of a small car nowadays , and a traditional costume belt made today can actually reach the same price). Such a costume was a considerable status symbol . Magnificent old pieces can still be viewed in numerous local museums in the Alpine region.
Today only a few craftsmen master this skill, but in times when wearing traditional costumes is modern , they are in demand as specialists .
The Eskimos have corresponding ornamentation techniques.
literature
- F. Hermann: The quill embroidery . In: Oberdt. Magazine f. Folklore 13, n.v. Bühl-Baden 1939, n.p.
- Otfried Kastner: satchels, belts, quill pens - old folk leather art . Linz, Upper Austrian Provincial Publishing House, 1974
- G. Kierdorf-Traut: Folk art in Tyrol . o. V. Bolzano 1977
Individual evidence
- ↑ suedtirolerland.it: Quill embroidery.
- ↑ a b Entry quill embroidery in the art lexicon of PW Hartmann.
Web links
- Quill embroidery as a UNESCO World Heritage Site