Object ID
2008.17.5
Object Name
Photograph
Date Created
December 21, 1926 – March 20, 1927
Object Entities
Object Description
A black and white photograph of two men and a woman standing outside on a rocky hillside. The man on the far right is wearing a white pleated skirt, white stockings with black tassels around his knees, a black vest, a belt which can hold stuff, a white sweater, and a black fez hat. He also is holding a walking stick. The man in the middle is wearing a suit and a hat. He has his hands on the man and woman's shoulder. The woman is wearing a long white skirt, black sotckings, a stripped apron and top, and a black headdress and scarf. She has her arms crossed in front of her.
Origin
A photograph of Anastasia and Demetrios Terovolas with Mr. Planos, standing on rocky hillside in Greece. These were donated by Crystella Terovalas and Tess A. Baziotes.

Demetrios Terovalas is wearing a traditional Greek costume, called the Foustanella/Tsolias. Worn by diplomats and warriors, this costume was declared the national costume for men; it is found in mountainous areas and was worn mainly in the Central and Southern parts of Greece. The costume derives its name from the pleated white skirt (Foustanella) made by triangular shaped pieces of cloth called "langolia" which are sewn together diagonally. The Foustanella skirt consists of 400 pleats symbolizing the years during which Greece was under Ottoman rule. The Greek Fighters of the 1821 revolution wore the Foustanella while fighting the Turks. Today it serves as the official uniform of the Evzones, the Presidential Guard, who keep their vigil at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens. The remainder of the costume is composed of a white shirt with a very wide flowing sleeve, and embroidered woolen vest called the "fermeli" and has panels hanging from the back. The vest can be blue, black or maroon, the latter worn by the captain of the guard. A sash is worn around the waist, and pointed shoes which have large pompons known as Tsarouhia which were worn for mountain climbing.
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Citation
Photograph, December 21, 1926 – March 20, 1927, National Hellenic Museum, https://collections.nationalhellenicmuseum.org/Detail/objects/3309. Accessed 03/29/24.