Exhibition

Textured Reflections: Greek Regions and Their Costumes
Mull Gallery, September 1997 to  March 1998
Anne Bissonnette, Curator
  

Macedonia, Eastern Macedonia and the North Aegean
  
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far left:
Macedonia: Emathia (Roumlouki)

This bridal costume was worn in the region formerly known as Roumlouki, which included 50 villages headed by Gidas, the present-day Alexandreia.

- anteri (black knitted open dress)
- sayias (overdress) with podies (embroidered panels on the sides, displayed at the back of the garment)
- embroidered and sequined belt
- fouta (apron)
- kondosi (jacket)
- broumanika (detacheable half-sleeves)
- katsouli me tis foundes (bridal head-dress)

Collection of the Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation, Nafplion, Greece


left center:
Macedonia: The Vlach Costume

The Vlachs, a tribe of presumably Epirot origin, formed separate settlements in a number of Macedonian town.  This Vlach costume comes from Prosotsani, in the district of Drama.

- vest
- chemise
- bala (dickey)
- zipouni or mindani (short jacket)
- poal (apron)
- belt of silver or beads
- beto (breast cover of beads)
- siali (long decorative band around the neck)
- katsoula (padded head-dress)
- mangouri (chin strap)
- vlask (kerchief), pinned with the bead-decorated fourketes
- porpats (socks)

Collection of the Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation, Nafplion, Greece


 

right center:
Eastern Macedonia: The Vlach Costume

This festive costume has been worn with a siali (neck scarf) in white and blue, the Greek national colors, since the time this region was liberated.

- kondosia (sleeveless white wool overdress)
- tsaxiria or touzouloukia (festive leggings), or white knitted socks
- siali (scarf worn at the neck)

Collection of the Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation, Nafplion, Greece


 

far right:
North Aegean: Thasos

Women's festive costume from Thasos.

- white chemise
- alatzas (sleeved waistcoat)
- sleeveless dress (named after the material from which it was made, either stavroulidko louloudato or makato)
- tzamandani (velvet jacket)
- bakirozounaro (belts)
- embroidered red cap
- printed kerchief
- spaleto or lachouri (imported shawl)
- skoufounia (white socks)

Collection of the Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation, Nafplion, Greece


 

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