KOR54 Zipouni (jacket) inv.no 620
Gender information of the object:
Type:
Source:
Historical and Folklore Museum of Corinth - Alkmini Petropoulou – Gartagani Collection
Code:
161
Translator:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Description:
Zipouni (jacket) made of black woolen fabric. 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 white cotton material with black stripes. The front opening, the join of the two sleeves, the straight collar and the opening of the pocket, as well as the seams, are decorated with embroidery made of twisted threads. At the back of the neck there is a triangular flower pattern made also of twisted thread.