Gapta - The South Saami traditional dress
Men:
- Budtestahke - the welted edge around the v-neck of a gapta.
- Gåahke - the collar is most often red and always stiff.
- Boengeskuvmie - a piece of clothing worn around the neck, embroidered with pewter wires.
- Beelte - a belt, embroidered with pewter wires or beads, depending on your age.
- Voedtegh - handwoven shoelaces.
- Tjohpe - a traditional hat worn by men and women alike; men wear blue or black tjohpeh, whereas women wear red ones
Women:
A woman’s gapta is identical to a male’s gapta, bar the lack of a gåahke, the addition of laesta, decorative edgings added to the dress and the fact that it’s longer than a man’s gapta.
