Womans bunad from Troms
 This
is Lisa in a green Nordlands bunad to the left,
and Janna in her Troms bunad to the right. They are twins. This picture
was taken on their confirmation day in June 1994. You can see their father
Jørgen in his Kyst-costume here and their mother
in her Solør Odal-bunad here. |
 This
is also Janna, picture taken 1 or 2 years ago. Here you can see more of
the bodice made in damask, which can be either deep red or gold, with a pattern which originated in the Netherlands during the
Renaissance. |
 The present-day wearer may choose whether to use the specially-woven bow or one of these fringeless silk scarves. |
More about the Womans bunad from Troms
This bunad was presented for the first time at the Troms Ungdomsfylking [Troms Youth Brigade] meeting in Senjahopen in 1973. The collection of background material for the bunad had started in 1967 in collaboration with BUL Tromsø [Bondeungdomslaget Tromsø (The Tromsø Society of Young Farmers)]. The aim was to create a bunad for the entire county of Troms, and its design was based on documents, photographs and a number of old textiles. An old sample from Bjarkøy was discovered in Anna Grostøl’s collections of hand-woven fabrics, and the material for the bunad skirt was woven so as to copy this.
The fabric collection is now in Tromsø Museum. The cut of the skirt is modelled on a bridal costume from Tranøy on the island of Senja, which was made in the mid-19th century. In earlier times, it was customary to wear a silk scarf around the neck. When men returned from their sea voyages, they would often give their girlfriends, sisters or wives a silk scarf as a coming home present.
(from http://www.husfliden.no)