Visual and material culture of Scotland

thumb|300px|One of the earliest depictions of the kilt is this German print showing Highlanders around 1630 A kilt ( ) is a garment resembling a wrap-around knee-length skirt, made of twill-woven worsted wool with heavy pleats at the sides and back and traditionally a tartan pattern. Originating in the Scottish Highland dress for men, it is first recorded in the 16th century as the great kilt, a full-length garment whose upper half could be worn as a cloak. The small kilt or modern kilt emerged in the 18th century, and is essentially the bottom half of the great kilt. Since the 19th century, i

thumb|right|alt=Photo of three samples of tartan cloth, blue, grey, and red, the grey in a subtle palette, the others bright|Three tartans; the left and right are made with the "modern" dye palette; the middle is made with "muted" colours. thumb|right|alt=Montage of 9 tartan designs, from simple to complex, and in a wide range of colours|Tartans come in a wide variety of colours and patterns. thumb|right|alt=A purple-red-and-green tartan skirt and jumper (sweater) on a mannequin|1970s Missoni tartan knit jumper (sweater) and skirt set Tartan ( ), also known, especially in American English, as

monumental stele, generally carved or incised with symbols or designs

type of handwoven cloth

style of architecture with its origins in the sixteenth century

knitting technique that produces intricate patterns in rows, carried out in yarns of several colors

aspect of Scottish history

visual art made in what is now Scotland, or about Scottish subjects, since prehistoric times