Headscarf, printed, made of fine cotton material called kouroukla, dyed in dark red colour (xydĂn, the colour of vinegar). It is decorated with a row of floral motifs all around the edges, and a bouquet of flowers in each of the four corners. The outline of the patterns is printed in black colour (karakalemi), and the flowers and leaves in red (tekkirin) and yellow colour. The edges of the kerchief are decorated with lace (pipilla). The lace pattern is the cypress tree (kyparissoudi), made of green and white silk thread.
Translator:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Author:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Noly Moyssi
Description:
Kerchief, printed, made of fine cotton material called koroukla, of brown colour. All around the edges, it is decorated with a row of printed floral motifs, each one consisting of a lily and a broad leaf. The outlines of the pattern are printed in black colour (karakalemi), and the flowers and leaves in red, green, white, blue and yellow colour.