Ladies in front of a hamam

Gender information of the object: 
Female
Color: 
Black and white
Author: 
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Type: 
wash drawing
Primary Material: 
Paper
3D object: 
3D object
Code: 
390
Translator: 
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Description: 
The drawing pre­sents three women standing in front of a hamam. All of them wear the same dress consist­ing of light shirts, pleated long skirts over pantaloons fastened at the waist with buckled belts, and plain flat shoes or slippers. Impressive headdresses and rich jew­ellery adds to the luxury of the whole attire.
Bibliography: 

Ladies in front of a hamam, Cyprus. Wash drawing by Namindiú, 1785 (Severis (ed.) 2007, 333).

References/Remarks: 
While touring Cyprus in 1785, the traveller Namindiú made four wash drawings of people of the island.