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Xhubleta
- folk skirt worn by Albanian women
- Wikidata item: Xhubleta (Q24913070)
- UNESCO ICH ID: USL/01880
- instance of: dress, folk costume of Albania and tradition
- country of origin: Albania
- used by: Albanians
- indigenous to: Kosovo, Albania, North Macedonia and Montenegro
- intangible cultural heritage status: list of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding ()
- described at URL: https://ich.unesco.org/en/USL/xhubleta-skills-craftsmanship-and-forms-of-usage-01880 (English)
https://ich.unesco.org/fr/USL/la-xhubleta-savoir-faire-artisanat-et-formes-dutilisation-01880 (French)
https://ich.unesco.org/es/USL/la-xhubleta-conocimientos-tradicionales-artesana-y-formas-de-utilizacin-01880 (Spanish)
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Xhubleta is a handcrafted garment worn by highland women and girls in Northern Albania, characterised by its undulating bell form. Predominantly black with colourful embroidered motifs, the crafting process entails preparing the shajak (woven felt), cutting, sewing and embroidering symbolic figures. Xhubleta was once used in everyday life from the age of puberty, indicating the wearer’s social and economic status. However, its use and production has been decreasing over the past decades due to socio-political and economic reasons. The new policies set by the socialist system in the 1960s altered traditional cultural patterns, bringing changes to the daily lives of the mountain communities and the use and production of Xhubleta. As women had to work in the agricultural socialist cooperatives, Xhubleta was no longer practical for everyday life. Furthermore, state collectivization led to a lack of raw materials for its production. Today, few women possess the knowledge of the entire process, and traditional family-based transmission is rare. Nevertheless, the garment has maintained its social and spiritual significance and is still considered an integral part of highland identity.[1]
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- ↑ "UNESCO - Xhubleta, skills, craftsmanship and forms of usage". ich.unesco.org. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
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Bido, Agim (1991). "Arti popullor në veshje e tekstile (1991 edition) | Open Library". Open Library. OpenLibrary.org. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
Bido, Agim, (2016) “Veshje popullore në rrethin e Tropojës”,, Albumi “Veshje Popullore Shqiptare”, Akademia e Shkencave e RSH, Instituti i Antropologjisë Kulturore Dhe Studimit të Artit, Tiranë, Vëll. IV:196-229;
Gjergji, Andromaqi, (2005) Veshjet shqiptare në shekuj, Tiranë, Instituti i Kulturës Popullore
Selimi, Yllka, (2016) “Veshje popullore në rrethin e Pukës”, Albumi “Veshje Popullore Shqiptare”, Akademia e Shkencave e RSH, Instituti i Antropologjisë Kulturore Dhe Studimit të Artit, Tiranë, Vëll. IV:160-193;
Ulqini, Kahreman, (2016) “Veshje popullore në rrethin e Shkodrës”,, Albumi “Veshje Popullore Shqiptare”, Akademia e Shkencave e RSH, Instituti i Antropologjisë Kulturore Dhe Studimit të Artit, Tiranë, Vëll. IV:108-157;
Zojzi, Rrok, (1965) “Mbi veshjet tradicionale të popullit tone”, Studime historike, Tiranë, nr. 4: 143-158