Montenegrin cap

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Montenegrin cap
Црногорска капа
A Montenegrin cap with the initials N.I.of King Nicholas I of Montenegro

The Montenegrin cap (

Montenegrins and Serbs of Montenegro. It was introduced by Prince Bishop Petar II Petrović-Njegoš in the mid-1840s as a replacement for the then-popular fez.[1]

Design and symbolism

Prince Bishop Petar II Petrović-Njegoš donning the Montenegrin cap he popularized

The cap is originally in the shape of a flat

cylinder, having a red upper surface (called tepelak) not dissimilar to the Herzegovina and Lika caps. Prince-Bishop Petar II Petrović-Njegoš wore it with a black rim (called derevija),[2] and the definition given was as a sign of grief of occupied Kosovo. The Kosovo Myth was very popular in Montenegro. The enforcement of the cap upon the Montenegrin chieftains by Prince-Bishop Petar II was a mark of expression of then's dominating Serbian national identity.[3]

The national telling recorded the most often version of the cap as following: the black wrapper was a sign of grief for their once great Serbian Empire, the red the symbol of spilled blood at the Battle of Kosovo[4] and the five small stripes on the top represent the remaining remains of the once great Serbian realm,[5] which became increasingly popular amongst the common folk during the reign of Prince Danilo I Petrović-Njegoš. Within the stripes is angled a six star, representing the last free part, Montenegro, shining upon the fallen and conquered.[6]

During the

Coat of Arms of Montenegro spread across the cap's red top, that is becoming increasingly popular as a sign of the Montenegrin nation's independence and sovereignty. A female version of the cap was introduced, so far worn almost exclusively by men.[citation needed
]

History

The Montenegrin cap has a three-hundred-year history. A 1754 portrait of a Montenegrin from Paštrovići is the oldest representation of the Montenegrin cap, with the Paštrovići variant of the cap being all-black in color. The first representation of the cap in its modern, two-colour variety (black and red) is found on an aquarelle from 1782.[7] Josef Holeček, on his journey through Montenegro in 1876, described a Montenegrin cap and its eagle motif.[8]

Gallery

See also

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-313-31949-5
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  2. ^ Vuk Stefanović Karadžić (1837), Crna Gora i Crnogorci, Rastko
  3. ^ Miodrag Vlahović (1953), "O najstarijoj kapi kod jugoslovena s obzirom na zbirku kapa etnografskog muzeja u Beogradu", Glasnik Etnografskog muzeja u Beogradu, Belgrade: Etnografski Muzej
  4. ^ Andrija Jovićević (1903), Crna Gora, Narodni život i običaji
  5. ^ Zorica Radulović (1976), "Crnogorska muška kapa", Glasnik Cetinjskih muzeja IX, Cetinje
  6. ^ Jovan Vukmanović (1963), "Fizicki lik i izgled Njegosa", Glasnik Etnografskog muzeja na Cetinju, Cetinje
  7. ^ Slobodan B. Medojević, Crnogorska Kapa, https://issuu.com/vijececg/docs/cg_glasnik_84 #page=52-53
  8. ^ Mladen Zadrima, 2019, Crnogorska narodna nošnja kroz opise stranih putopisaca http://www.maticacrnogorska.me/files/78/21%20mladen%20zadrima%2078.pdf #page=389
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