Costume

Inv. no. 211: Female costume of a later, “modern” type. It consists of a white shirt with a ready-made fringe, a skirt of dark-coloured, striped alatzia, a long, sleeved jacket made of burgundy fabric, and a headscarf. The jacket is fitted at the waist and closes with hooks and a button at the waistband. The design appears to copy a European-style jacket. The printed headscarf is made of kouroukla (fine cotton fabric) in vinegar colour. Printed floral designs adorn the edges and the corners, and all four sides are trimmed with ready-made lace. Such printed scarves were produced in the workshop of Kakoullis brothers, who continued the craft of their uncle Evris Mantilaris, in Nicosia, until the death of Nikos Kakoullis in 2004.   The costume is completed with white socks, black laced shoes, and a bronze cross pendant, worn around the neck. This type of costume was fashionable in Cyprus around the mid-20th century.