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One sheet, vintage travel poster for
Norway
. The specific scene depicted is a traditional Norwegian farmstead, likely in the Setesdal region, with people wearing traditional folk costumes.
Key Elements of the Poster
Buildings: The buildings feature a traditional Norwegian architectural style known as torvtak, or turf roofs. This type of roof, which consists of birch bark topped with sod, has been used for centuries to provide insulation and help stabilize the log cabin structure.
Clothing: The people in the poster are wearing traditional Norwegian folk costumes known as bunads. There are over 450 different styles of bunads in Norway, with each one representing a specific region and its unique history and traditions. The bunad is worn on special occasions, such as weddings, holidays, and Norway's Constitution Day, May 17th. The bunad from the Setesdal region is noted for being one of the styles that dates back to the Middle Ages.
Poster Details: Similar posters have been identified as being from around 1961, promoting tourism for organizations like the Norwegian America Line and the Norwegian State Railways. The scene shown in this poster is believed to be the 16th-century storehouse from Ose, Setesdal, which is now located at the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History in Oslo. |
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