Purse
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695
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Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Description:
Purse made of cotton thread in its natural off-white colour. It is hand-knitted with decorative patterns in nine horizontal rows. The four of them have perforated patterns. The lower part is plain, densely knitted. The lower part has two decorative additional tassels and also one at the bottom of the purse. All of them are made from the same material and of the same colour with the purse. The openning is closed with a string.
Bibliography:
Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou, E. and Hadjittofi, P. (forthcoming, 2025): The Yeroskipou Folk Art Museum Dress Collection, Nicosia: Department of Antiquities, Cyprus.