Sarka inv. No. 2299

The sarka is made of striped cotton alatzia. The back and front are made of a single piece, with no stitching at the shoulders, and there is a vertical v-shaped opening in the front, fastened at the bottom with two loops. The long narrow sleeves are sewn vertically to the body and are open at the bottom. The bottom of the sleeves is reinforced by striped alatzia on inside, and the interior of the sarka is entirely lined with bleached cotton material. The sarka is lavishly decorated with embroideries. The opening at the front, the join of the two sleeves, and the back, are all adorned with a variety of patterns volutes, spirals, checks worked in naturally coloured silk thread, as well as threaded red and green petrou(d)es. The sleeve hems are also decorated with petrou(d)es, with large glass beads on the finishes. The garment is a rare example of the sarka worn in Karpasia, which is made of white cotton material with decorative petrou(d)es attached to it; similar attached decoration and baeds are also found un the white karpasiot sayia.