Object ID
2009.8.1.15
Object Name
Hat
Alternative Name
Vlahopoula (Daughter of the Mountain)
Material
Velvet
Object Description
Red velvet hat/fez. Gold circle detailing in center and gold and black detailing along bottom edge. Gold thread tassle.
Origin
This Vlahopoula (Daughter of the Mountain) costume could be 150 years old. It was brought from Constantinople by a Greek school teacher, who came to Phoenix, AZ where Maria Fakonas met her. Maria saw the costume and bought in in 1965 for her daughter Toni.
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Citation
Hat, National Hellenic Museum, https://collections.nationalhellenicmuseum.org/Detail/objects/8207. Accessed 03/28/24.