Pirpiri

Pirpiri
Origin
Ioannina
Period
19th century AD
Material
Felt
Description
The pirpiri has rich terzedic embroidery made with gold cord (gold embroidery). Alongside the galleon, a molded border encircles the liner. From this, in the round and in the middle of the panel, where the patterns are repeated horizontally, stylized branches spring out. On the side of the chest, the space between the two rows of border is covered by a stylized flower pattern. The lower part of the front leaves is decorated with a mosaic of floral patterns that are intertwined and repeated, so they cover most of the front part and reach the back part. There a composition is created where the central motif is two rows of meandering stems, flanked by miniature leaves. The same composition, but vertical, is also located between the two laterals, at the back of the upholstery and is joined to the base of the back and the round of the upholstery through mirrored triangular floral motifs. Finally, on the back, the polygonal portion of the felt left over from the galleon is almost completely covered by a floral motif resulting from the repetition of flowers and leaves.