In this fascinating book from the 1950s, we see photographs of the folklore dresses of Spiç, historically, an Albanian coastal town near Tivar (Antivari). We must add here that the Albanians of Spiç were called “Spizzanotti”, and were often victims to Montenegrin attacks for 300 years. Today, the Spizzanotti (Spiçans) are slavicized and identify as “Montenegrins”.

The dress to the left appears to be a Xhamadan (vest) showing clear signs of Albanian heritage. The Montenegrins however call the xhamadan “anteria”. There are also other photos of female dresses of the town.

Fig. 16 – Two ancient “anterias” from Spič. Fig. 17 – Old shirt made of beetles.

We also find photographs of female costumes of Spiç

Reference

Зборник радова Етнографског института Volumes 1–3, 1950.