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head kerchief 4639/3
Pure silk bridal bolia with fringed edge
Pure silk bridal bolia with fringed edge
Pure silk bridal bolia with fringed edge
Pure silk bridal bolia with fringed edge
Pure silk bridal bolia with fringed edge
Pure silk bridal bolia with fringed edge
Kefalaria (edges), detail of the multicoloured embroidery in the loom
Kefalaria (edges), detail of the multicoloured embroidery in the loom
Kefalaria (edges), detail of the multicoloured embroidery in the loom
Object Identity
Object ID Number
4639/3
Object name
head kerchief
Other / Local name
bolia
Style
peasant 
Production date range
beginning of 20th century
Part of outfit
No
Physical Description
Description
Μεταξωτή νυφική μπόλια, μακρύτατη υπόλευκη λουρίδα με κροσωτή απόληξη. Στις άκρες της, στα λεγόμενα κεφαλάρια, φέρει ενυφασμένες πολύχρωμες ρίγες στις οποίες επικρατούν το κόκκινο, το πράσινο, το κίτρινο, το μαύρο και το πορτοκαλί χρώμα.
Decoration & Patterns
Decoration
geometric decoration 
Decorative patterns / subjects
stripes
Width
0.470
Length
3.700
Production
Maker / Designer / Brand
women themselves
Production date range
beginning of 20th century
Production place (Country | Geographic Area | Prefecture & Region)
Greece | Central Greece | Euboea
Aedipsos
Material
silk
silk fringe
silk thread
Techniques
embellished
embroidery of the loom
handwoven fabric
Use
User
woman
Age
young woman 
Status
bride 
Occasion
bridal
Date range
beginning of 20th century
Place of use (Country | Geographic Area | Prefecture & Region)
Greece | Central Greece | Euboea
Aidipsos
Acquisition
Acquisition method
Purchase
Acquisition date (circa)
23/6/1966
Documentation
Research bibliographic references
Hadjimichali, A. 1948-1954: Ελληνικαί εθνικαί ενδυμασίαι. Athens, vol. 1-2. 
Hadjimichali, A. 1983, Λαϊκή Φορεσιά. Οι φορεσιές με το καβάδι, vol. 2, Athens, Melissa publications. 
Papantoniou, Ι. 1978, "Συμβολή στη μελέτη της γυναικείας ελληνικής παραδοσιακής φορεσιάς", Ethnografika, vol. 1: 5-93, Nauplion, Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation. 
Papantoniou, Ι. 1996, Ελληνικές τοπικές ενδυμασίες, Nauplion, Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation. 
Peris, Α. 1999, "Οι φορεσιές της Βόρειας και κεντρικής Εύβοιας", in Calendar of the Lyceum Club of Greek Women, Athens.

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