Historic Photos of Icelandic Women from the Daniel Bruun Collection, Danish National Museum

October 29, 2018 | Filed Under History | No Comments

Iceland Magazine has a wonderful spread of historic photos of Icelandic women in traditional clothing. The photos are from the Daniel Bruun Collection at the Danish National Museum. (Warning: the museum site has a significant number of photos in its online collection—you may be there a while.)

The hats are fabulous!

This one looks a lot like a raven. Also, it’s quite effective for staying warm on windy days.

Photo from the Daniel Bruun Collection at the Danish National Museum

 

An indoor version, without the hood.

Photo from the Daniel Bruun Collection at the Danish National Museum

A highly decorated version—the embroidery must have taken weeks!

Photo from the Daniel Bruun Collection at the Danish National Museum

Speaking of embroidery, the work on this skirt is amazing:

Photo from the Daniel Bruun Collection at the Danish National Museum

Check out the entire collection!

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