Albania Doll Dropull

Albanian doll dressed in the traditional clothing of Dropull. Dropull (or Dropulli) is a municipality and region in Gjirokastër county in South Albania, which is mainly inhabited by ethnic Greeks. So this costume may strongly be Greek influenced.

Folklore is in the air… uhm… ear!

Details

Object Doll wearing traditional costume
Origin Albania, Dropull
Culture Ethnic Greek
Medium Fabric, painted paper maché (?), sequins, wood
Mark or Tag None
Made by Unknown
Size H 23 cm
Dated Not dated
Acquired Birthday gift 2009 or 2010

Postcard

No postcard available. There should be a nice postcard here that matches this doll, to show you how the people living in Albania are dressed in their traditional costume.

There is nothing suitable in our postcard books at the moment, too bad!

Happy collecting,