sash 13466
Foukas, woolen sash from handwoven fabric with embellished stripes. On one edge, decoration with little ploumoudia knitted with little needle
Foukas, woolen sash from handwoven fabric with embellished stripes. On one edge, decoration with little ploumoudia knitted with little needle
Foukas, woolen sash from handwoven fabric with embellished stripes. On one edge, decoration with little ploumoudia knitted with little needle
Foukas, woolen sash from handwoven fabric with embellished stripes. On one edge, decoration with little ploumoudia knitted with little needle
Object Identity
Object ID Number
13466
Object name
sash
Other / Local name
f'kas (foukas)
Style
peasant 
Production date range
first half of 20th century
Part of outfit
Yes
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 φοριέται από τις παντρεμένες γυναίκες μετά τη γέννηση 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
2.140
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
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
Acquisition
Acquisition method
Gift
Previous owner
Kotrotsou Dionysia
Acquisition date (circa)
2/11/2001
Additional information
The costume belonged to the mother-in-law of Maria Kotrotsou, nee Tyri, who was born in 1905. Maria Kotrotsou got the costume from her mother, Eirini Melisari, who was born in 1892.
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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