2003Folk Costume of Neum - Set

The traditional Croatian folk costumes in the region of Neum were widely worn until the 1930s.Then as in earlier times, they were fashioned mainly in households of natural materials such as wool and leather.The basic parts of the men’s and women’s folk costumes were of the Dinaric type. However, within this general type, they belonged to the Hum and Lower Herzegovian folk costume styles (Ravno, Neum, Stolac, Mostar, Ljubuški and Čapljina).The very simple clothing in Neum and the surroundings was generally made of homespun cloth, most often in the natural color of the material.