Finnmark
 My
niece Lisa
in her beautiful bunad from Finnmark. Picture was taken in 2001, outside
her parents home. |
 Lisa got her
Finnmarksbunad for her confirmation. This picture was taken on her
confirmation in 1997
She also has the traditional Kofte from Tana in Finnmark |
About the Finnmarksbunad
In 1950 Finnmark Husflidslag agreed to start the work to reconstruct a fest bunad for women. But, to find old costumes from Finnmark after the WWII was almost impossible. So, it had to be based on written sourses from the National Archives collections in Trondheim ("Skriftssamlingen"). They found some written material on womens costumes from Loppa and Vadsø from the 1700s and later. Written was descriptions of colors and materials. Red, blue and black were the most common colors.
The bodice in red wool is a copy from a womans shirt found on Tromsø Museum. The silver originate from findings on Årøy in Altafjord, and the artist Iver Jåks made the design to what it is today.
There is no embroidery on the bunad itself. Only the shirt has white embroideries on the neck- and the wristbands. The only decorations are the red and green stripes on the skirt, and the silver on the bodice.