Black wool vest. Part of female costume. Handmade. Black embroidery and detailing on back and at hems/edges. Small strip of blue and white embroidery along outside edge of upper back.

Purchased in 1974 in Thessaloniki. Donor wanted to have a costume from the area from which her family lived, b/c their town was destroyed by war.

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