Christening Hat
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Objects from the Catalogue of the exhibition "In a Foreign Land" as part of the parallel events accompanying the staging of Richard Kalinoski's "The Beast in the Moon" by the Persona Theatre Group. December 13, 2020.
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404
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Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Charlotte Steffen
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Christening hat belonging to Vartouhi Tavihan (Βαρτουχί Ταβιχαν) from Seleukia. The beige hat with flower embroidery and lace around the perimeter, is one of the pieces they embroidered for sale.
Her family created very fine embroideries by the end of the 19th century. It was the cousin of Mr. Klathig HadjiTarihan, Mrs. Ahahid Parazian, who taught Miss Varrouhi Tavihan how to embroider. During the war, they left Bandirma (Panormos) and took refuge to Kavala, wherefrom they exported their embroidery to Germany. This was the sole income they earned as refugees.