Women’s costume of Salamina

Γυναικεία φορεσιά της Σαλαμίνας

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Parts of the costume

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1. 1 ChemiseWhite cotton.
2. 2 DressPleated, with gold embroidery.
3. 3 TzakosA velvet waistcoat worked in gold.
4. 4 ApronVelvet, worked in gold.
5. 5 FezWorn on the head.
6. 6 WaistIn the drawing, the waist. The sources describe no sash.

Costume

Women’s

Occasion

Festive

Region

Central Greece & Attica › Attica

A costume of Salamina from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Over the white chemise go a pleated dress with gold embroidery and a velvet tzakos, also worked in gold. A gold-embroidered velvet apron is tied at the waist and a fez is worn on the head.

Danced in it

• Syrtos

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