Opinga
Opinga (
Arbëresh villages of Italy.[1] They were also worn by countrymen in Romania (opinca), Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina (opanak), Bulgaria (opinka), and other countries. They are made of a single leather skin, formed to the feet with leather or wool strips. A southern Albanian variety of opinga are the typical turned up leather shoes with red and black wool pompoms on the ends, which are often used for folk dances.[2]
Etymology
According to the most recent statement on Albanology by Matzinger, the word "opingë" derives from
Proto-Albanian "*api + *ga", *api also giving rise to hap (“step”). Related to hap (“open”)[3]
History
The earliest archaeological evidence for opinga dates back to the 5-4th centuries BC, indicating they were an element in Illyrian culture.[4][5] Later evidence of their use in Albania is apparent in the works of 16th century iconographic painter Onufri.[5]
It has been suggested that the etymology of the word comes from Proto-Albanian *api (modern Albanian: hapi), meaning "step".[6]
In 1610 Marino Bizzi, a Venetian patrician in Dalmatia and Archbishop of Antivari, noted that the men of Mirdita wore opinga, made of cow skin, prepared by the men themselves.[7]
The artisans of the
Tanzimat reforms.[8]
See also
- Opanak
- Culture of Albania
- Albanian traditional clothing
- Qeleshe
- Xhamadan
References
- ^ Studime historike. Vol. 4. Akademia e Shkencave, Instituti i Historisë. 1967. p. 123.
Po këtë tip opinge e gjejmë në përdorim edhe tek arbëreshët e Italisë
- ISBN 978-0-313-37637-5.
- ^ Schumacher, Stefan; Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 294
- ^ Andromaqi Gjergji (1988). Veshjet Shqiptare në Shekuj: Origjina Tipologjia Zhvillimi. Akademia e Shkencave të RPS të Shqipërisë, Instituti i Kulturës Popullore. p. 229.
- ^ a b "Ministry of Culture of Kosovo". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-12-04.
- ^ "Etimologji mbi fjalën ndërnacionale: "Open"". Etimologji. 2017-09-02. Archived from the original on 2017-11-25. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
- ^ Etnografia shqiptare. Akademia e Shkencave e RPSH, Instituti i Historisë, Sektori i Etnografisë. 1976. pp. 105 and 146.
- ^ Kristaq Prifti, ed. (2002). History of the Albanian people II 1830-1912. Academy of Sciences of Albania. pp. 45–6.