A white, squared handkerchief from Rhodes Greece. Embroidered into one corner of the handkerchief is a Dama-Dama deer of two different brown threads. The deer stands on a curly, brown design that runs along the edge of the napkin. Above the deer "Souvenir of Roads," in Greek arches across the handkerchief.

Donated by Helen Costas. This handkerchief is from Rhodes, an island of Greece. Rhodes is located in the eastern Aegean Sea. Rhodes, one of the most popular tourist sites in Europe, is famous for the Colossus of Rhodes. The Colossus of Rhodes was a statue of the Greek Titan Helios that stood nearly one hundred feet tall before its destruction in the earthquake of 226 B.C.

This handkerchief has a Dama-Dama deer on it. This deer is a unique species that only lived in Rhodes for many centuries.

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