Basketry in Akrotiri (Limassol-Pafos)
All the information below are taken and translated from the leaflets of the Akrotiri Enviromental Education Centre
Akrotiri village is situated on the southern part of Cyprus. It is believed that it was a separate island which later attached to the main land of Cyprus. In the middle of the village there is a salt lake which hosts various species of fauna and flora.
Villagers have been using plants that grow in this area such as ‘floudi’, ‘samadji’, ‘sklinidji’, ‘rousouthkia’ and ‘hondros’.
About plant preparation and tecniques: https://dochub.com/alexandrapambouka/BDlOj7/preparation-and-tecniques-akrotiri?dt=53r5bpoxi1bj2hb2
The baskets in Akrotiri village:
https://dochub.com/alexandrapambouka/67Mq2m/scan?dt=146ym6ub7ss041ao
A chair at the Akrotiri Environmental Education Centre