Item MM 149319 Photograph - Aphroditi Selingouna Pandazi at Sewing Machine, Kalohori, Larissa, Greece, 1952

Summary

Black and white photograph of Aphroditi Selingouna (married name Pandazi) seated outdoors at a treadle sewing machine hemming a blanket in her home village of Kalohori, Larissa in Greece in 1952. The photograph relates to the rug and hall runner woven by Aphrodite in Kalohori and acquired by the Museum in 1995. The rug was woven by Aphroditi Selingouna Pandazi when she was 16 years old in her village of Kalohori.

Aphroditi reflected in 2019: 'I was only 16 years old when I hand-crafted this one of a kind rug in 1952. It is comprised of four textile threads and it took me 40 days to weave each thread. The whole rug was completed in 6 months by using an old, heavy wooden hand-Loom which specific model today is extremely rare to find. I began at 5am each morning and finished at night. Each day I would complete 50cm lengths made of pure white lambs wool. The natural dye colouring was carried out with the assistance of my mother Frangitsa and my older sister Sultana. The overall work and responsibility was mine. The loom belonged to my sister and was located at a village called 'Kalohori' in the City of Larissa.'

Description of Content

Woman seated at treadle sewing machine in outdoor setting.