KOR52 Zipouni (jacket) inv.no 648
Gender information of the object:
Type:
Source:
(Historical and Folklore Museum of Corinth - Alkmini Petropoulou – Gartagani Collection
Code:
159
Translator:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Description:
Zipouni (jacket) made of cotton fabric (alatzia turk. alaca) with dark blue and yellow stripes. 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 front, fastened at the bottom with two loops. The long narrow sleeves are sewn vertically to the body and have slits near the end. The jacket is entirely lined with cotton material. The front opening, the join of the two sleeves, the straight collar and the opening of the pocket are decorated with black gaitania (braids) and seiritia (cords, ribbons turk. şirit/şerit).