The Photo Collection of Edith Durham

Albania, Montenegro and Kosovo, 1903 - 1913

ED029_RAI 400.13334 Montenegro. Two Albanian highland women, probably in Cetinje or Podgorica (Photo: Edith Durham, 1905). “The birth of a daughter is still considered a misfortune. Yet I was assured everywhere that there were more men than women in the land, and young marriageable widows when for sale are snapped up at once, often fetching more than maidens.” (Edith Durham, High Albania, 1909).