Sarka
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477
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Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Description:
Sarka, women’s short long-sleeved jacket made of black silk fabric and lined with cotton fabric in a salmon hue. The front is made of two similar pieces, 45 cm. high and 27 cm. wide, with pointed ends. The two pieces extend to the sides and join with the single piece that covers the back. The flared sleeves are sewn vertically onto the body, with inner seams. They are 46 cm. long, 17 cm. wide at the shoulders and 30 cm. wide at the flared ends. The back has a height of 32 cm. and its maximum width reaches 27 cm.
There is a sewn-on golden thread decoration of ready-made lace with a width of 2 cm. at the front opening, the bottom edge and around the ends of the sleeves. The pattern consists of continuous elaborate semi-circular motifs.
Dimensions: height 45 cm., width 54 cm. Sleeves: length 46 cm., width 17-30 cm.
Bibliography:
E. Ριζοπούλου-Ηγουμενίδου και Μωυσή, Ν. 2023: Συλλογή Κυπριακών Ενδυμασιών του Μουσείου Ενδυμασίας του Λυκείου των Ελληνίδων (ΜΕΛΕ), Λευκωσία: Κέραμος.