Fez

Inv. no. 224: Fez made of red felt, covered externally with a tassel of black, silk threads affixed radially to the top of the cap, forming concentric circles with fringes all around. Α second, thick, dangling tassel falls to the shoulder. The double-tasselled fez was typical of Cyprus. It was part of the urban women’s festive, “Amalia” costume, and its decoration was completed with the fiora, a garland of flowers made of pearls, gold and silk threads. A fez bearing such decoration is preserved in the National Historical Museum of Athens (Cypriot Costumes, 1999, 88, fig. 57). Dimensions: Internal diameter of the fez: 18 cm. Top (tepeliki): 16.5 cm. Tassel length: 30 cm.