FOLKLORE OF KISAMOS AT CRETA

Woven bridal blanket by Aikaterini GIAKOUMAKIS This is part of a woven bridal blanket, woven on the loom by Aikaterini Giakoumaki, a soldier's wife, years at the front in the period 1914-1918. The woven is a traditional folk design, with representations from the plant and animal kingdom (peacocks, birds, dogs). A remarkable feature of the bridal blanket is the representation of her husband on the …