Crete (Ancient Minoan Era) Flashcards
FABRICS of Ancient Minoa
- SHEEP WOOL
- LINEN
FABRIC of Ancient Minoa
- main fabric used in textiles
SHEEP WOOL
FABRIC of Ancient Minoa
- less common
- possibly imported from Egypt
LINEN
FABRIC of Ancient Minoa
- designs
symmetrical, geometric designs
Minoan Men on nudity
- permissive towards nudity
- men of any rank or status roamed freely without any clothes
- later wore short skirts like the Egyptians
Men’s Clothing in Ancient Minoan Era
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
Women’s Clothing in Ancient Minoan Era
- TOP: tight and fitted sleeved bodice, tailored to expose the breasts.
- WAIST: cinched, achieved by a belt or corset.
- APRON: colorful, decorative
- SKIRT: bell-shaped, constructed with layers of different sorts of fabric with different designs, sewn together in ruffled tiers
Women’s SKIRT in Ancient Minoan Era
- 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
The Minoan Tunic
- 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
Ancient Minoan Hairstyles
(for Women)
- 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
Ancient Minoan Hairstyles
(for Men)
- usually curly hair long
- some were shorter at the sides but long curls at the back
Men’s Hat/Headdresses in Ancient Minoa (Popular Styles)
- Inverted Plant Pot
- resembles a Beret
Men’s Hat/Headdresses in Ancient Minoa (other styles)
high caps
pointed hats
turbans
Men’s Hat/Headdresses in Ancient Minoa (decorations)
black or white trimmings
Men’s Hat/Headdresses in Ancient Minoa (used in ceremonies)
special headgears
- tiara
- toque
- flat round hat