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Traditional Dress
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Article Troff document Walliser Tracht: Der Trachtenhut
Description of the "Walliser Trachtenhut" (Hat used in traditional dress) with picture – The "Haube" (hood) is made from black satin. A black point 2cm wide borders the whole "Haube" (hood). Originally the women wore a "Chignon". The "Hut" (hat) is made from straw, 8cm high, the edge is a circle made from black silk or cotton. On both sides a loop falls over the ears.
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Article Walliser Sonntagstracht (Sunday Traditional Dress)
Walliser Sonntagstracht (Women’s and Menes Sunday traditional dress from Simplon Dorf)
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Article Walliser Werktagstracht (Work Day Traditional Dress)
Frauentracht (women’s traditional dress) from Reid-Brig – The Hut (Heuerhut – Today’s hat) is made from straw; it is flat with a 5cm high Gipfi (peak) and a 12cm wide edge. Red velvet Samtband (ribbon) surrounds the Gipfi (peak) and on the left a large mesh is displayed and a smaller mesh is displayed on the right. The edge is set in red velvet Samtband (ribbon). Under the Heuerhut (today’s hat) is the Chignon worn. The Bluse (blouse) is made from Linen or cotton and is white. Ärmel (Sleeves) are to the elbow, a round Halsasschnitt (round neck), Kreuzstichstickerei (Cross stitch embroidery) on Bärtchen at the Ärmeln (Sleeves) and Halsausschnitt (round neck).
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Article application/x-troff-me Is there a Walser costume?
Originally, costume means "the clothes worn". The costumes developed differnetly in the distinct regions.
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Personalities
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Article Detlef Willand, the wood carver
Born on 14 April 1935 in Heidenheim near Brenz, 1951 apprenticeship as wood carver in Kleinwalsertal, 1955 school for wood carving in Partenkirchen, 1960 own sculptor’s workshop in Kleinwalsertal, 1967 turning towards graphic design especially to woodcut, 1972 member of the Hans-Thoma-Gesellschaft’s group of artists, 1977 first own exhibition in “Städtischen Galerie Albstadt” (gallery of Albstadt).
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Article Hannes Schneider, a pioneer in skiing
Hannes Schneider was born on 24.06.1890 in Stuben am Arlberg and died on 24.04.1955 in North Conway, United States. Since 1907 he worked as ski instructor in St. Anton am Arlberg and founded his own ski school “Albergschule” in 1922. With this school as well as the instructional films of Arnold Fanck, Schneider propagated the stem-turn and a new style of skiing adapted to the alpine terrain. Thereby, he made the Alberg region an international centre of skiing. He also took part in ski movies and after his migration to the USA (1983) he founded the ski centre North Conway in New Hampshire.
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Article Matthäus Schiner
Prince-bishop of Sitten, cardinal, important bishop of the early 16th century. Schiner was born around 1465 in Mühlebach, canton Valais as son of the farmer and carpenter Peter Schiner and Katharina Zmitweg. He dies on 1. October 1522 in Rome.
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Article application/java-serialized-object Was Wilhelm Tell a Walser?
The Briger Laienhistoriker (Laymen Historian) states in a thesis that the name Tell is identical with the family name Tehler from Ausserberg and with detailed reasons, tries to prove it.
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