Festive costume of Mesogeia

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Parts of the costume

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1. 1 ChemiseA cotton chemise, the "pokamiso".
2. 2 TzakosA short waistcoat.
3. 3 SashRed.
4. 4 SigouniA green sleeveless overcoat.
5. 5 HeaddressA red cap, a small gold crown, the "koronatsi", and a yellow printed kerchief with gold braid.
6. 6 ChemiseIn the drawing, the sleeves and front of the chemise. The sources do not describe it.

Costume

Women’s

Occasion

Festive

Region

Central Greece & Attica › Attica

A festive dress from Mesogeia in Attica, of the type with the sigouni. Over the cotton chemise go a short waistcoat, the tzakos, a red sash and a green sleeveless sigouni. Gerasimos Pitzamanos drew Arvanite women of Attica in their costumes around 1818-1820.

Danced in it

• Ntarsa

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