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Womens bunad from Rogaland

This is Tone, a good Internet- and Genealogy friend. She sent me this picture, taken in 1999. I have not any story around her bunad as of yet, other than it is a Rogalandsbunad from Jelsa. Thank you Tone for sending me the picture! You can see more of Tones bunad here
Nancy in RogalandsbunadThe back of Nancys Rogalandsbunad

This is Nancy  in her Rogaland Bunad which was made for her 3 years ago by her cousin, Martha Berge Torkildsen, who lives in Stavanger, Norway. Nancy's
maternal grandfather, Aadne Pedersen Berge, was born in Forsand, Norway, which is located on the Lysefjord near Stavanger. Her maiden name of Ølness comes from her paternal great grandfather, Lars Ølnes, who emigrated from the Ølnæs farm in the Sognefjord area. 

Thank you to Nancys husband Larry Eivind in Rochester, MN for the pictures!
saudajente1.JPG (21007 bytes)This is Anne Britt in her Rogalands Bunad. She is from Sauda in Rogaland.

 
click to get a larger imageThis is Mali and Kjersti. Mali's bunad is described under Nordmøre.  Kjersti has a Rogalandsbunad. Kjersti is the 3. generation to wear her bunad! The picture was taken at a wedding in USA. 
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A closer look at the front of the Rogalandsbunad. 
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Another variant of the Rogalandsbunad.

Kjersti and Nancy have other variants of the Rogaland Bunad than what is described in the newer norwegian bunad-books. It is rather difficult to determine which is the "right one". Kjersti's Rogalandsbunad must be rather old, and the "Løland"-model was finished in the 1950s, it is hard to believe that it is that one. Rogaland has had a long bunad tradition, with many different styles in embroideries.  

Here you can see more of the different Rogalandsbunad: Nordaker Bunader as

This is what Husfliden say about their Rogaland Bunad (Løland model)

This bunad, which was created in the 1950s, was based on old
garments in the Stavanger Museum. The model for the embroidery
is an old shawl from Løland in Suldal. Ågot Egge, an art teacher at
the Statens Lærerhøgskole i Forming [National College for
Teachers of Arts and Crafts], helped to transfer the embroidery
design over to the apron, shawl, bonnet and reticule. The shawl is
cut to a special pattern. There is a choice of colour combinations
for the bunad: the bodice can be red or green and the skirt can be
black or blue.

On this reticule you can see another embroidery than on Kjersti's bunad. (Detail from Husfliden's pages)