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Folklore Traditional Albanian clothing

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Title
The site of the acropolis of Orchomenos in Boeotia, on Cephisus river, from the south. Arvanite women occupied in agricultural tasks.

Alternative Title
Ruins of Orchomenos in Boeotia.

Date
1819

Bibliographic Citation
DODWELL, Edward. Views in Greece, from Drawings by Edward Dodwell Esq. F.S.A &c., London, Rodwell and Martin, 1819.

Area/Place
Greece
Orchomenus
Central Greece

Subject
Natural environment

Collection
The Gennadius Library - The American School of Classical Studies at Athens
 
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Title
The bazaar of Athens. On the forefront, on the right, an emancipated African slave. On the doorway, the owner of the coffeehouse who is brigning a tray with coffee to the Ottoman governor Disdar Aga. Disdar Aga is sitting on the stairs, dressed in red, and next to him sits another Turkish aga. Standing at the entrance of the coffeehouse, the Greek voivode (governor) of Salamis island, who is conversing a Greek Baratario (protegé of a foreign power). At the centre of the picture, three Turkish women covered with long white veils. According to Edward Dodwell's description, the rest of the women depicted are Arvanite. Standing, on the right, a devout Muslim in green costume, an indication that he has made the pilgrimage to Mecca.

Alternative Title
Bazar of Athens.

Date
1819

Bibliographic Citation
DODWELL, Edward. Views in Greece, from Drawings by Edward Dodwell Esq. F.S.A &c., London, Rodwell and Martin, 1819.

Area/Place
Athens
Attica
Greece

Subject
Social sphere and everyday life

Collection
The Gennadius Library - The American School of Classical Studies at Athens
 
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Title
Arvanites.

Alternative Title
Greek Albanians.

Date
1852-1857

Bibliographic Citation
PREZIOSI, Amedeo. Collection of 113 original watercolor drawings of Turkish costume and street-scenes, many are signed by the artist, and a few dated [1852-1857], vol. I.

Area/Place
Epirus
Greece

Subject
Human types
Social sphere and everyday life

Collection
The Gennadius Library - The American School of Classical Studies at Athens
 
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