Rama is the name of a region and river in Bosnia.Today, the river practically no longer exists and most of its basin is covered by Lake Rama.Rama is divided into Upper and Lower Rama.The folk costumes of Rama, particularly those worn by women, are distinguished by their beauty and authenticity, fashioned from coarse, simple wool and hemp fabrics.
Fabrics of wool and hemp were woven on a special type of loom possessed by every household.The basic fabrics were decorated with multicolored cross-stictch embroidery, pieces of homespun and coins.
A shirt of white linen was decorated with embroidery around the edges.
Over the shirt was worn a ćurdija, similar to a coat without sleeves, from woolen material.The ćurdija came down to below the knee and was decorated with pendants from homespun, colored embroidery, shells and coins attached to the fabric.
Marriageable girls adorned themselves with jewelry, kitnja. On their heads they wore a cap, fez and kerchief. Silver coins were sewn on the fez.
Over the fez was worn an embroidered kerchief, krpa.These kerchiefs were identical for unmarried girls and young married women.The kerchiefs worn by older women had less ornamentation.
The ornaments on kerchiefs were of enormous size and the color of dark cherries. Over shirt was worn a woolen apron, pregnjač or pregač.
