Valle dhe Kostume / Dance and Costume
Albanians have the largest folk / traditional costume collection on the world,more than 550 costume variation. Many of the Albanians neighbor and abroad have adopted Albanian costume like theirs.

Albanian dances are warrior dances, exposing their strenght. Rhythms and different evolutions of the dance haven't much changed during the centuries; their ancestors are the Illyrians. The Illyrians practised the same movements.

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Bilde 1 Albanian Costume
Bilde 2 Albanian Costume from south Itali.
Bilde 3 Albanian Dance
Bilde 4 Albanian Dance
Bilde 5 Characteristic Albanian folk dance from Rugova, Kosova
Bilde 6 Albanian Costumes from the Prishtina area,Kosova.
Bilde 7 Tropoja is a region in Albania well known for its rich ethno-musicological tradition.  The Dance of the Tropojan Girls’ is one specific element of this rich tradition.
Bilde 8 Albanian Couple in Traditional Costume
Bilde 9 Young Albanian Women in Native Dress
Bilde 10 Albanian Woman in Native Dress.
Date:ca.1910-1930
Bilde 11 Albanian Costume
Bilde 12 Kercova Dance and Costume
Bilde 13 Drenica Dance and Costume
Bilde 14 Berat Costume
Bilde 15 Durres Danc and Costume
Bilde 16 Dukadjini Dance and Costume
Bilde 17 Elbasan Costume
Bilde 18 Gjirokastra Costume
Bilde 19 Rugova Costume - in Kosova
Bilde 20 Shkodra Costume
Bilde 21 Tirana Costume
Bilde 22 Woman from Shkreli(Malsore prej Shkrelit) 19th century
Bilde 23 Woman from Zadrima 19th century
Bilde 24 Albanian Muslem from Shkodra(Mysylman prej Shkodres) 19th century
Bilde 25 Woman from Bushat 19th cenury
Bilde 26 Muslem Lady from Shkodra 19th century
Bilde 27 Catholic Lady from Shkodra 19th century
Bilde 28 Highlander women from north Albania going to chirch-Shkodra Costume 19th century
Bilde 29 Muslem Lady from Shkodra 19th century
Bilde 30 Tirana Dance
Bilde 31 Group Osman Taka Dance
Bilde 32 The extraordinary color and minute detail of this Albanian Folk Woman in regional costume make it exceptional for this genre (19th century depictions of peasants in regional costumes).This  make it one of the finest examples seen today.Rome, Micromosaic, c. 1850.
Private Collection, Florida.
Bilde 33 North Albania-Kosovo Dance
Bilde 34 Dropulli Array Costume
Bilde 35 Costume from Berati
Bilde 36 Costume from Prizreni,19th century