KOR64 Vrakia (pantaloons, underwear) inv.no 853

Vrakia (pantaloons, underwear) made of white cotton fabric. Pantaloons were worn beneath the chemise, and formed a basic item of the costume. They are gathered at the waist and reach down to the ankle, where they are also gathered. The povratzia (the lower parts of the pantaloons) are made of a separate piece of thick cotton material woven on the loom and embroidered with dense needle-woven geometric patterns made of red and blue thread. Red and blue were the earliest dyes used. These needle-woven designs are typical of the Karpasia embroidery and are called pefkota, because they resemble a peftzin (carpet).