KOR66 Sayia (long garment open in front) inv.no 851

Sayia (long garment open in front) made of thick striped cotton fabric (alatzia, turk. alaca) in brown, bright red and yellow colour. The back and front are made of a single piece, with no stitching at the shoulders. As usual with sayia, there is a vertical opening at the front for the full length of the garment, and a semi-circular opening on the chest which leaves part of the breast exposed. There is an upright collar at the back of the neck. A separate oblique panel starts at the base of the semi-circular opening and broadens towards the bottom. This added loxa, as it is called, is used to cross-fasten the sayia at the front. The opening is fastened beneath the breast by a red ribbon. Slits at either side give the wearer of the sayia some freedom of movement. There is an inner pocket on the right side, below the waist. The long narrow sleeves are open at the bottom and lined for a short distance with silk material, in which yellow coloured leaves are woven against a stripped brown background. This lining is visible when the sleeves are turned back.  The sayia itself is lined with cotton fabric made on the loom. The openings of the sayia are trimmed with gold gaitania (braids) and seiritia (cords, ribbons turk. şirit/şerit).