Original drawing by Rudolf Otto von Ottenfeld 1883.

In this article we see a painting by Rudolf Otto von Ottenfeld from 1883 showing Albanians wearing plis and tirqe (wool costume) in Podgorica, a region which was inhabited by Albanians in the 19th century.

This article includes a painting by Rudolf Otto von Ottenfeld from 1883 depicting Albanians in Podgorica wearing traditional garments such as the plis and tirqe. The work can be approached as a form of visual-historical evidence, offering pictorial documentation of Albanian presence in Podgorica during the nineteenth century. While artistic representations must be interpreted critically, such imagery provides valuable insight into the ethnic composition and cultural landscape of the region at the time.