The qeleshe, plis, qylaf or kësul is a white brimless felt skull cap traditionally worn by Albanians. It has spread throughout Albanian-inhabited territories, and is today part of the traditional costume of the Albanians. The height and shape of the cap varies region to region.
Old man of Has of Prizren wearing a qeleshe
Albanian plis shop in the Old Bazaar - Gjakova, 1936
Wool products at the Kruja Ethnographic Museum.
Hemispherical, oval and flat topped shapes of qeleshe.
Albanian national clothing
The traditional Albanian clothing includes more than 500 different varieties of clothing in all Albania and the Albanian-speaking territories and communities. Albania's recorded history of clothing goes back to classical times. It is one of the factors that has differentiated this nation from other European countries, dating back to the Illyrian period.
Qeleshe or plis
Fustanellë
Xhamadan
Çorape