Black and white

Translator: 
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Christina Roditou
Author: 
Christina Roditou
Description: 

A man and woman were photographed while sieving grains. The woman is wearing a colourful patterned shirt,  a dark coloured skirt, probably black, and a white headscarf. The man is wearing a striped shirt, probably black, baggy knee-breeches (vraka) and a white headscarf. 

Translator: 
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Christina Roditou
Author: 
Christina Roditou
Description: 

A winnower,  carrying a five-pronged pitchfork. He is wearing a dark coloured  shirt,  probably black baggy knee-breeches (vraka) and a striped light-coloured sash  around his waist.  On his head he wears a white a scarf to protect head and ears. 

Translator: 
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Christina Roditou
Author: 
Christina Roditou
Description: 

Two men photographed while winnowing. The man on the left was wearing a dark coloured  shirt,  probably black, baggy knee-breeches (vraka), a striped light-coloured sash around his waist, and leather peasant boots. On his head he wears a white scarf to protect head and ears. The man on the right is wearing a light coloured shirt, probably black, baggy knee-breeches (vraka) and a light-coloured striped sash around his waist. He is barefoot. On his head he wears a white scarf to protect head and ears. 

Translator: 
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Christina Roditou
Author: 
Christina Roditou
Description: 

A man at a coffee shop in a village in Cyprus. He is wearing a dark coloured jacket over a light coloured shirt, a black pleated baggy trousers (vraka), dark coloured knee-length socks and shoes. On his head he is wearing a light coloured hat with a black band.  

Translator: 
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Christina Roditou
Author: 
Christina Roditou
Description: 

A water carrier in Vistada. He is wearing a light coloured jacket over a white shirt, a black pleated baggy trousers (vraka), a dark coloured sash, leather boots and a light coloured hat with a black ribbon. 

Translator: 
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Christina Roditou
Author: 
Christina Roditou
Description: 

A shepherd in Larnaca carrying his crook on his shoulders. He is wearing a military-style jacket over a dark coloured shirt, pleated baggy trousers (vraka), probably black, leather boots and a white headscarf. He is carrying a shoulder bag made of tanned goatskin (vourka). 

Translator: 
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Christina Roditou
Author: 
Christina Roditou
Description: 

A shepherd photographed in Astromeritis carrying his crook on his shoulders. He is wearing a dark shirt, a pleated baggy trousers (vraka), propably black, a dark coloured sash and leather boots. He is carrying a shoulder bag made of tanned goatskin (vourka). 

Translator: 
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Christina Roditou
Author: 
Christina Roditou
Description: 

A child photographed standing in a field on the way to Kakopetria. She is wearing a knee-length striped dark coloured dress, leather boots and a white headscarf.

Translator: 
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Christina Roditou
Author: 
Christina Roditou
Description: 

An elder woman photographed while spinning. She is wearing a dark coloured dress, a striped apron and a black headscarf.

Translator: 
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Christina Roditou
Author: 
Christina Roditou
Description: 

A re-enactment of a traditional Greek Cypriot wedding in Famagusta. The bride is wearing a white wedding dress and the groom the costume worn by Greek Cypriots at the urban centres in Cyprus until the second half of the 20th century, comprised of a shirt, a vraka (baggy pleated breeches) of black cotton, zostra (a coloured silk sash), yelekkin (sleeveless waistcoat), a black headscarf, and podines (top-boots).

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