Women’s festive costume of Karpasia

Γιορτινή γυναικεία φορεσιά της Καρπασίας

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Parts of the costume

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1. 1 KerchiefsPrinted kerchiefs on the head.
2. 2 ChemiseCotton.
3. 3 SayiaA straight coat, open at the front.
4. 4 VratzinPantalettes with added fully embroidered ends, the "provatzia".
5. 5 BodiceIn the drawing, the front of the body under the outer garments. The sources describe no separate waistcoat.
6. 6 WaistIn the drawing, the waist. The sources describe no sash.

Costume

Women’s

Occasion

Festive

Region

Cyprus

A 19th-century festive costume from Karpasia, the peninsula at the north-eastern tip of Cyprus. Its base is the "vratzin", pantalettes with fully embroidered ends at the ankle, worn under a cotton chemise and a straight open sayia. Printed kerchiefs are tied on the head.

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