Qeleshe

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Tupan players in Kosovar Albanian costume

The Qeleshe [cɛˈlɛʃɛ] ( Albanian  also  Qeleshja ) - also called Plis in the dialect ( Albanian  also  Plisi ) - is the traditional headgear of Albanian men. The cap is made from a piece of felt made from undyed wool . The name qeleshe is derived from the Albanian word for wool (lesh) .

Types

There are three main forms of this headgear. The most common was a kind of semicircular cap. This was carried in Kosovo and all of northern Albania as far as Kruja . In central Albania the Qeleshe had the shape of a flat truncated cone, sometimes with a slightly raised upper edge and a small rounding in the middle. The Tosks in the south wore qeleshen, which looked like a high truncated cone and thus resembled the North African and Turkish fez . However, the tassel common in Fez was missing . Sometimes they had a short point instead.

distribution

Various models and manufacturing tools in the Ethnographic Museum in Kruja
Plis in Kosovo

Traditionally, the Qeleshe has a meaning as a national symbol. While the qeleshe was still widespread among the elderly Albanians in the early 1990s, it has largely fallen out of use today. In central and southern Albania it is no longer worn; it is also rarely seen in the north and in Kosovo . As part of traditional costumes today, it is primarily older men as well as members of folk groups qeleshe.

Others

The Qeleshe is made in a mold and offered for sale that way. After the sale, the felt hat is cut to fit the customer's head. This work step is usually carried out by the seller.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The "Ignorance" of the "Qeleshe". In: Dielli2 Blog. February 1, 2009, accessed February 25, 2011 .
  2. ↑ Albanian Skull Caps known as "Qeleshe" or "Plis". ( Memento of March 22, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) mallalbania.com
  3. ^ Andromaqi Gjergji: Albanian Costumes Through the Centuries: Origin, Types, Evolution. Academy of Albanological Studies, Institute of Folk Culture, 2004, p. 116
  4. ^ A b Saskia Drude: One Hundred Weeks Kosovo: Everyday Life in an Unfinished Country. Karin Fischer, Aachen 2008, p. 156 f, ISBN 3895148369
  5. ↑ Albania traditional skull cap Qeleshe north. In: WorthPoint. Retrieved February 25, 2011 .