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Exhibition
Textured Reflections:
Greek Regions and Their
Costumes
Mull Gallery, September
1997 to March
1998
Anne Bissonnette, Curator
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Attica: Costumes of
the Mesogeia Region and Maps
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left:
Attica: Mesogeia
This bridal
costume, known as mesogeitiki or arvantiki foresia,
was worn in all the villages of the Mesogeia region.
- embroidered
sleeveless chemise
- tzakos (short-sleeved bodice)
- red belt
- griza me ta chrysa (sleevless gold-embroidered overdresses)
- peskoulia or masour plexides (hair ornaments)
- fesi (cap)
- chrysi obolia (head scarf)
- xelitsi (forehead jewelry)
- yiordani (pectoral)
- kordoni (ten chains hung with coins)
Collection
of the Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation, Nafplion, Greece
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center:
Boeotia: Tanagra
The costume
of Tanagra, with some variations, was worn in all the villages
of the region.
- sleeveless emroidered chemise
- tzakos
(gold embroidered bodice) with mounga (short sleeves)
- breza or bres (polychrome sash)
- sigouna (embroidered overdress)
- peskoulia (hair ornaments)
- bolia (head scarf)
- apron (a later addition)
Collection
of the Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation, Nafplion, Greece.
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right:
Phokis: Desfina
An attire
worn in different versions throughout this region.
- silk chemise
- sigouna (sleeveless white overdress)
- rouchini (red cloth apron)
- coat
- gaza me tis foundes (white kerchief edged with pompons)
Collection
of the Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation, Nafplion, Greece.
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Maps
Islands of the
Northern Aegean, ca. 1638-1741
Johannes Laurenberg, German
Islands of the Southern Aegean, ca. 1638-1661
Johannes Laurenberg, German
Collection of Serge and Yanna Hadji-Mihaloglou, L97.21.10,.11
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