Crete (Ancient Minoan Era) Flashcards

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FABRICS of Ancient Minoa

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  1. SHEEP WOOL
  2. LINEN
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FABRIC of Ancient Minoa
- main fabric used in textiles

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SHEEP WOOL

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FABRIC of Ancient Minoa
- less common
- possibly imported from Egypt

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LINEN

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FABRIC of Ancient Minoa
- designs

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symmetrical, geometric designs

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Minoan Men on nudity

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  • permissive towards nudity
  • men of any rank or status roamed freely without any clothes
  • later wore short skirts like the Egyptians
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Men’s Clothing in Ancient Minoan Era

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LOINCLOTHS
- decorative and colorful
- made from different fabrics and leathers
- often with a codpiece to protect the male organ
ARMBANDS
- gold, bronze, or leather
HEADDRESSES
- fitted and feathered
CLOAKS
- like women, these are worn during colder weather

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Women’s Clothing in Ancient Minoan Era

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  1. TOP: tight and fitted sleeved bodice, tailored to expose the breasts.
  2. WAIST: cinched, achieved by a belt or corset.
  3. APRON: colorful, decorative
  4. SKIRT: bell-shaped, constructed with layers of different sorts of fabric with different designs, sewn together in ruffled tiers
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Women’s SKIRT in Ancient Minoan Era

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  • tiered
  • ruffles
  • narrow strips of patterned material fell over each other to form a checkerboard pattern of various colors
  • mostly light blue, brown, and beige
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The Minoan Tunic

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  • T-shaped tunics with long or short sleeves
  • women’s: longer
  • men’s: shorter
  • decorated with patterned bands or borders at the hem, and along the sides going up to the shoulder line
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Ancient Minoan Hairstyles
(for Women)

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  • Elaborate (coiffed, accessorized with gold or bronze bands, strings of beads or ribbons)
  • black hair braided into long tendrils or locks
  • ponytail hanging at the back of their neck
  • long waves and plaits
  • single or double-lock curling above the ear and hanging down the neck
  • narrow headband or small gold crown
  • gold pins to hold hair in place
  • a band across the forehead for decorating with flowers
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Ancient Minoan Hairstyles
(for Men)

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  • usually curly hair long
  • some were shorter at the sides but long curls at the back
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Men’s Hat/Headdresses in Ancient Minoa (Popular Styles)

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  1. Inverted Plant Pot
  2. resembles a Beret
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Men’s Hat/Headdresses in Ancient Minoa (other styles)

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high caps
pointed hats
turbans

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Men’s Hat/Headdresses in Ancient Minoa (decorations)

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black or white trimmings

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Men’s Hat/Headdresses in Ancient Minoa (used in ceremonies)

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special headgears
- tiara
- toque
- flat round hat

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Make-up in Ancient Minoa

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  • darkened eyebrows, eyelids, and under their eyes with black KOHL
  • depicted with fair skin and rouged cheeks
  • men with darker skin
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Jewelry in Ancient Minoan Era

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  1. LABRYS (double headed axe)
  2. MALLA BEE PENDANT
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Women’s Footwear in Ancient Minoan

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fitted to the foot with high straps

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Men’s Footwear in Ancient Minoan

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  • sometimes barefoot
  • others in sandals, also adjusted to the foot with straps
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Footwear in Ancient Minoan
(for athletes, hunters, and soldiers)

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boots