Womans bunad from Vest Oppland
 This
is Gerd in her Vest Oppland bunad. She let me take her picture on 17. May
2003 |
More information on the picture to come! |
The Vestoppland Bunad
The Oppland county association appointed a committee in 1937 to
create a bunad for Vestoppland. They found an embroidered
cushion, originally used in a sleigh, at Augedal Farm in Brandbu.
This cushion was made in thick blue wadmal and was embroidered
with tendrils of roses and carnations in many colours. It was not
difficult to date the cushion as the year 1762 was embroidered on
it. This cushion is now part of the Bagn Local Collection in
Valdres. Both the embroidery designs and the quality of the
original woollen fabrics are reflected in the bunad. Heimen in Oslo
collaborated on the project, and the completed Vestoppland bunad
was presented in 1939. The cape, which is not illustrated here, was
created in the 1980s.