Waistcoat (yelek) of ‘modern’ style. Probably it was part of a three-piece European suit. The whole garment is machine-sewn. The front part is made of dark-coloured striped cashmere fabric lined with beige cloth (astar). It consists of two identical pieces, one on either side, which turn outwards to form a collar (its broadest part 5cm) on both sides of a V-shaped opening. Lower down the opening is closed with six black buttons with corresponding machine-sewn buttonholes. On the chest there are two pockets on each side, one above the other. The upper and lower pockets are 11.5cm long. Inside, the edges are reinforced with additional pieces of cloth. On the shoulders the width on each side is 9.5cm, 25cm at the lower end and 27.5cm at the height of the armpits, where there is the broadest part. The total height of the front part is 58cm. It is reduced to 55cm at the back.
The back is made of two identical, symmetrical pieces (55cm long, 23-25cm wide) of brown cloth sewn along the middle, and also has a beige lining. At the lower part there is a two-piece ribbon of the same brown cloth, forming a belt with a small metallic buckle to adjust the waist (total length 46cm).
The waistcoat was used in the village of Mora, Mesaoria, Nicosia District.
