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Foukas, woollen woven sash with embellished stripes. At the one edge, the decoration with the small ploumidia (finery) is crafted with the embroidery needle
Foukas, woollen woven sash with embellished stripes. At the one edge, the decoration with the small ploumidia (finery) is crafted with the embroidery needle
Foukas, woollen woven sash with embellished stripes. At the one edge, the decoration with the small ploumidia (finery) is crafted with the embroidery needle
Foukas, woollen woven sash with embellished stripes. At the one edge, the decoration with the small ploumidia (finery) is crafted with the embroidery needle
Foukas, woollen woven sash with embellished stripes. At the one edge, the decoration with the small ploumidia (finery) is crafted with the embroidery needle
Foukas, woollen woven sash with embellished stripes. At the one edge, the decoration with the small ploumidia (finery) is crafted with the embroidery needle
Object Identity
Object ID Number
11944
Object name
sash
Other / Local name
f'kas (foukas)
Style
peasant 
Production date range
first half of 20th century
Part of outfit
No
Physical Description
Description
Φουκάς, μάλλινο μαύρο υφαντό ζωνάρι με ενυφασμένες κάθετες ρίγες σε κόκκινο και άσπρο χρώμα και οριζόντιες λεπτές άσπρες ρίγες. Αποτελεί εξάρτημα της γυναικείας φορεσιάς της Αράχωβας και της Δεσφίνας και φοριέται από τις παντρεμένες γυναίκες μετά τη γέννα του πρώτου τους παιδιού. Είναι διπλωμένο στα δύο κατά μήκος. Στη μία άκρη του φέρει διακόσμηση με πολύχρωμα πλουμούδια πλεγμένα με το βελονάκι, σε καφέ, κόκκινο, μπλε, πράσινο, μωβ και βυσσινί χρώμα.
Decoration & Patterns
Decoration
geometric decoration 
Decorative patterns / subjects
stripes
Width
0.200
Length
2.000
Production
Maker / Designer / Brand
women themselves
Production date range
first half of 20th century
Production place (Country | Geographic Area | Prefecture & Region)
Greece | Central Greece | Boeotia
Arachova
Greece | Central Greece | Phokis
Desfina
Material
wool yarn
Techniques
embellished
handwoven fabric
Use
User
woman
Status
married woman
Occasion
everyday
Date range
first half of 20th century
Place of use (Country | Geographic Area | Prefecture & Region)
Greece | Central Greece | Boeotia
Arachova
Greece | Central Greece | Phokis
Desfina
Acquisition
Acquisition method
Purchase
Acquisition date (circa)
14/7/1986
Documentation
Research bibliographic references
Hadjimichali, A. 1978,Λαϊκή Φορεσιά. Οι φορεσιές με το σιγκούνι, vol. 1, (Giannara-Ioannou, T. ed., Athens, Melissa publications. 
Papantoniou, Ι. 1996, Ελληνικές τοπικές ενδυμασίες, Nauplion, Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation. 

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