Yelekkin (vest)

Gender information of the object: 
Male
Color: 
black
Author: 
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Type: 
Yelekkin
Primary Material: 
velvet
Place: 
Limassol’s Municipal Museum of Folk Art
3D object: 
3D object
Code: 
614
Translator: 
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Description: 
Men's double-breasted vest. The front part consists of two pieces of grey silk fabric, while the back is made of a single piece of black velvet. On the right front side, there is a vase-shaped pocket outlined with orange, yellow, green and red threads. The vest is fastened across the chest with six buttons. It is adorned all around with black braid, which also surrounds the buttonholes, while a wide sewn-on decorative trim accentuates the neck opening.