Bistìris Ontology: Towards a Structured Representation of Sardinian Traditional Female Costumes

In the field of cultural heritage, several ontologies have been proposed to model the vast and diverse artistic and historical heritage, facilitating the interconnection and deeper understanding of the complex relationships among the cultural assets that comprise it. In this paper, we propose Bistìris, an ontology designed for describing a specific category of cultural objects: Sardinian traditional female costumes. Bistìris contributes to this context by aiming to provide a schema for representing this particular kind of cultural heritage asset. We detail the methodology of the Bistìris ontology and outline its practical application. Inspired by the work of domain experts, Bistìris incorporates a range of parameters. Its main objective is to highlight the distinctions between different local traditions, including variations among costumes from the same town. Bistìris achieves this goal as it is tailored for the analytical description of garments and costumes.