maniketta
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473
Translator:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Description:
Two maniketta (cuffs), made of striped silk, taisto, the same as that of the trachilia (CMLE 514), with wide and narrow bands in the warp. The upper part is closed with a drawstring. Each one consists of a single piece with an inner seam. They are adorned with elaborate handmade pipilla edging, consisting of continuous flowers with five petals and a sixth which is triangular and connected to the base of the lace. In between the flowers, there are five small leaves above arches, which connect the flower petals on either side.
Dimensions: width 66 cm., height 30 cm. Width of lace: 4 cm.
Bibliography:
E. Ριζοπούλου-Ηγουμενίδου και Μωυσή, Ν. 2023: Συλλογή Κυπριακών Ενδυμασιών του Μουσείου Ενδυμασίας του Λυκείου των Ελληνίδων (ΜΕΛΕ), Λευκωσία: Κέραμος.