KOR24 Yelekkin (waistcoat, turk. yelek) inv.no.597
Gender information of the object:
Type:
Source:
Historical and Folklore Museum of Corinth - Alkmini Petropoulou – Gartagani Collection
Code:
131
Translator:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Description:
Yelekkin (waistcoat, turk. yelek) is made of black velvet at the front and at the back, with a vertical opening at the front. The back and the side parts are made of a single piece of black velvet. The vertical slit in the middle of the back is cross-fastened by a ribbon of blue colour. Above it, there is an embroidered lozenge pattern with two spirals. The front consists of two equal pieces of black velvet. At the bottom are button holes trimmed with gaitania (braids), to which are attached loops made of gaitania and buttons braided of threads and ending in tassels. There is a semi-circular opening at the neck, around the inside of which is a striped seiriti (cords, ribbons turk. şirit/şerit). On the right side is a vase-shaped pocket made of green velvet fabric and above it an embroidered bird of green and orange colour. All the front part of the yelekkin is decorated with braids, seiritia and threads are used to create a variety of decorative motifs, scrolls, spirals, lozenges and wickerwork embroidery which fill every surface. The yelekkin is fully lined with white cotton material, and the opening at the front is lined with black velvet. On the inside there is an unreadable blue stamp.