Handmade Tagari bag of 90% wool and 10% cotton. Grey double-ax design against a beige background. The handle is also grey and beige and it continues down the side of the bag. There are also grey triangles around the edge. The design is the same on both sides. There is a blue sticker on the inside of the bag that reads "Handmade in Greece, 90% wool, 10% cotton, fast dyes" and there is also supplementary writing in Greek.

Purse (1993.63.1)

Crewel-covered handbag with flower designs. There is a wave-like red cloth attached to the outside to give the bag a border. On one side, the bag features two flowers with red centers and yellow and pink threads going off of the center surrounded by a green circle which is then surrounded by alternating red and yellow petals; two small five-petaled flowers, with the center petal being designed with pink and red and yellow on either side, connected by a string of pink and yellow half-ovals; in the middle, there is another five-petaled flower shape. The bottom petals are pink and yellow, the next is red, and the top petal has a green stem with a pink top in it. The background colors are light blue, dark blue, green, and orange. On the other side, there are two flowers with a red four-petaled center with a light blue background, surrounded by green, which is in turn surrounded by pink and yellow petals; there is the same small five-petaled flower design, with red in the place of pink. There is also a big five-petaled flower design in the middle. The bottom petals are pink, then yellow, then pink. The next petals are red, and the center petal has a green stem and pink top, but is surrounded at the top by green. The background colors are light blue, dark blue, and orange, mainly. The handle is covered in light blue fabric, which is sewn together with crossing pink and yellow stitches. The inside of the bag is pink and white.

Bag, Tagari (1994.29.2)

Old black wool and cotton Tagari tote bag with red, gold, and green stripes with a black backing. The man color of the bag is black, with vertical stripes. The outermost stripes are four thin red stripes followed by two thicker red stripes. After the red stripes, there is a thick stripe with green and white on the outside, followed by red and green, and then black and yellow in the middle. Next is a stripe with red on the outside and a thick band of black and yellow on the inside. Then there is a thin row of yellow stripes followed by a thick red and yellow stripe in the middle. The back of the bag is completely made of black cotton and looks rather worn.

Shawl (1994.41.8)

Off white rectangular shawl. Made out of hand loomed and hand woven lambs wool

Vest (1997.42.3.A)

Cropped bolero-styled jacket; part of an evzone costume. It is black and made of boiled or felted wool with straight uncuffed sleeves. The edges of the sleeves, the neckline and the shoulder area are all embellished with swirls gold, green, blue and purple cord.

Vest (1997.42.3.B)

Cropped bolero-styled jacket; part of an evzone costume. It is black and made of boiled or felted wool with straight uncuffed sleeves. The edges of the sleeves, the neckline and the shoulder area are all embellished with swirls gold, green, blue and purple cord.

Rug (1997.42.4)

Flokati rug. A hand-dyed and handwoven shag rug made out of lamb's wool. The rug has been dyed a dark mustard color and decorated with thin stripes of alternating colors including gold, maroon, and yellow. The outside edges of the rug are dyed maroon.

Bag, Tagari (1998.3.1)

Black wool tote bag called a tagari. It has a mostly square body and a shoulder strap. The cord or shoulder strap is braided black and white wool and goes all the way down along the outside of the bag and has a tassel at the end/bottom. The body of the bag is black with a bold band of color across the middle. The decorative band takes up almost a third of the bag, and has a white background decorated with alternating geometric stripes of solid blue and multi-colored pin stripes of dark teal, orange and brown.

Bag, Tagari (2000.1.9)

Wool multi colored bag. The edges of the bag are stitched together with red yarn. The handle of the bag is green and red, with a yellow, red, green, pink, orange, blue, and white tassel on the ends (both are on the same side of the bag). The designs on the bag are in bright shades of red, yellow, green, pink, orange, and blue with a background color of white. The design at the top of the bag is roughly hourglass shaped, with the top of the hourglass being bigger than the bottom part. It consists of five vertical lines that come together and then spread out again. At the narrow part in between each design, there is a diamond shape. Below this, there is a thin row of diamonds followed by a green and pink line. Below this is a bigger diamond design, with a small diamond in the middle surrounded by an outline of a different color and so on. In between each diamond, there is a triangle above and below it, which are the same color. Below the diamond, there are H shapes. This is followed by the diamond design again, with a green and pink line. After this, there is a row of small diamonds. Then there are slightly larger diamond shapes with smaller hourglass shapes. The design is the same on the other side, but the color pattern and designs are in different orders. There is also a row of arrow shapes.

Bag, Tagari (2003.21.1.1)

Woven wool handbag (tagari). Brown background with ancient boat design with elaborate sails, flowers and even a carved mermaid in the front. At the top is the name of the cruise line (Epirotiki Cruises, Greece) embroidered on bag. The bag has a braided, rope handle.

Bag, Tagari (2003.21.1.2.)

Woven wool handbag (tagari). Medium blue background with two Grecian vases and Greek key design in off white embroidery with cream, braided, rope strap.

Bag, Tagari (2003.21.1.3)

Woven wool square-shaped handbag (tagari). Rose-colored background with black thread woven in and Grecian vase design with Greek key. Cream-colored rope strap with a fringe at the bottom.

Bag, Tagari (2005.5.33.5)

TRADITIONAL HANDMADE TAGARI. NAVY BLUE AND WHITE PATTERN WITH FRINGE AT BOTTOM. BLUE AND WHITE STRIP INSIDE LINED WITH WHITE LINING MATERIAL.

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