KOR48 Zostra (sash) inv.no 590

Gender information of the object: 
Male
Author: 
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Type: 
Zostra
Place: 
Historical and Folklore Museum of Corinth
Source: 
Historical and Folklore Museum of Corinth - Alkmini Petropoulou – Gartagani Collection
Code: 
155
Translator: 
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Description: 
Zostra (sash, ttalapoulouzin originated from Tripoli, turk. tarab­lus/trablus kuşak), wide sash, made of silk fabric, with fringes at the narrow ends. The fabric has stripes in various colours, mauve, beige, blue, green and yellow. The sash was worn around the waist on top of the vraka (baggy trousers).