Polish noble Stanisław Antoni Szczuka (1652-1710) in a representative national Polish outfit. A red kontusz tied with a pas kontuszowy. Underneath a żupan with a low collar. Left hand holds a fur cap with a low band. Characteristic hair and moustache. Unknown artist.
The kontusz was a long robe, usually reaching to below the knees, with a set of decorative buttons down the front. The sleeves were long and loose, on hot days worn untied, thrown on the back. In winter a fur lining could be attached to the kontusz, or a delia worn over it. The kontusz was usually of a vivid colour, and the lining was of a contrasting hue. The kontusz was tied with a long, wide sash called a pas kontuszowy.
The kontusz was more of a decorative garment than a useful one. Tradition states that the first kontusze were worn by szlachta who captured them from Ottomans to display as loot.[citation needed]
Throwing kontusz sleeves on one's back and stroking one's moustache was considered to be a signal of readiness for a fight.[citation needed]
In Poland, kontusz was worn mainly by the nobility, but it was also adopted by the Zaporozhian cossacks when Ukraine and Ruthenia were under Polish rule.
kontusz, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, november, 2021, learn, when, remove, this, template, message, polish,. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations November 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Kontusz Polish plural kontusze Ukrainian kuntush Lithuanian kontusas originally from Hungarian kontos robe a type of outer garment worn by the Hungarian and Polish Lithuanian male nobility It became popular in the 16th century and came to the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth rule via Hungary from Turkey In the 17th century worn over an inner garment zupan the kontusz became a notable element of male Polish national and Zaporozhian cossack attire Polish noble Stanislaw Antoni Szczuka 1652 1710 in a representative national Polish outfit A red kontusz tied with a pas kontuszowy Underneath a zupan with a low collar Left hand holds a fur cap with a low band Characteristic hair and moustache Unknown artist Noble Ukrainian Cossack in a yellow zupan and red kontusz The kontusz was a long robe usually reaching to below the knees with a set of decorative buttons down the front The sleeves were long and loose on hot days worn untied thrown on the back In winter a fur lining could be attached to the kontusz or a delia worn over it The kontusz was usually of a vivid colour and the lining was of a contrasting hue The kontusz was tied with a long wide sash called a pas kontuszowy The kontusz was more of a decorative garment than a useful one Tradition states that the first kontusze were worn by szlachta who captured them from Ottomans to display as loot citation needed Throwing kontusz sleeves on one s back and stroking one s moustache was considered to be a signal of readiness for a fight citation needed In 1776 Sejm deputies from different voivodeships of Poland were obliged to wear different coloured zupany and kontusze denoting their voivodeships In Poland kontusz was worn mainly by the nobility but it was also adopted by the Zaporozhian cossacks when Ukraine and Ruthenia were under Polish rule See also EditDelia clothing Pas kontuszowy Sukmana ZupanSources EditJan Samek Polskie Rzemioslo Artystyczne Wydawnictwa Artystyczne i Filmowe Warszawa 1984 ISBN 83 221 0170 8External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Long frock coat Kontusz Short description sketch This clothing related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Polish history related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kontusz amp oldid 1089081617, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
