Lefkara lace

Lefkaritika or Lefkara Lace nyɛla bɛ ni maani neen shɛŋa nuuni ka di mali voya ka yina "Pano Lefkara Cyprus". Di nahingbana din yi polo n-nyɛ "hemstitch, satin stitch fillings, needlepoint edgings", zaɣ'piɛlli, zaɣ'tankpaɣu, "ecru" nahingbana mini "geometric intricate patterns". Yuuni 2009, bɛ daa zaŋ lala nuuni kali malibu ŋɔ m-pahi "Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage" ni. 

 Taarihi 
Lefkaritika nyɛla "embroidery art" balishɛli Cyprus, din daa pili 14th century. Di bela "embroidery art" piɛla pubu ni Cyprus. Di nyɛla di zaɣ'kurili labi taɣi, ka bɛ booni li "asproploumia". Di "stitches" din nyɛ "asproploumia" nyɛla din na be Lefkaritika. "Stitches" pala  mini anfooni nima pahibu doli la ŋun niŋdi li haŋkali ni paai shɛm. Lefkaritika nyɛla bɛ ni pa maani shɛli viɛnyɛla, pirim la kpaɣiribu din be paɣaba sunsuuni la, ni bɛ ni da lahi zaŋ ba niŋ asadaachi yobu zuɣu sheei la. Bipuɣinga kam tu ni o mali shili laɣisi nɛma ka naan yi niŋ amiliya. Di zuɣu daa chami ka paɣaba mali bɛ kaya nɛma pam n-tiri bɛ bipuɣinsi. Paɣaba pam lahi bɔhindi li mi ka di nyɛ bɛ tuma. Paɣaba ban be Pano Lefkara ka niŋdi li, bɛ booni ba la "ploumarisses" ka bɛ maani bɛ binyɛra yiŋa. Dobba ban yina Lefkara, bɛ booni ba la "kentitarides", bɛ daa nyɛla daabihi ka gɔri chani Europe mini Scandinavia. Kali ni wuhi shɛm, 15th century Leonardo da Vinci daa gomi n-chaŋ Cyprus n ti ʒi Lefkara Lace labi Italy, dini m pa dihi "Duomo Cathedral in Milan" nachiinsi zuŋɔ ŋɔ.

 Luɣ'shɛŋa bɛ ni maani li 
Bɛ ni daa maani li luɣ'shɛli pam daa nyɛla Pano Lefkara mini Kato Lefkara tiŋkpansi. Zuŋɔ di pa nyɛla bɛ ni maani shɛli Cyprus zaa, di bahi bahindi tinkpansi kamni, Kato Drys, Vavla, Vavatsinia, Ora, Choirokoitia, Skarinou, Dali ni Athienou.

 Materials and technique 
Tuuli Lefkara Lace daa nyɛla bɛ ni daa zaŋ gum piɛla mali shɛli Cyprus tiŋgbani ni. Bɛ laɣindi la "stitches" mini "cuts". Si malibu zaɣ'karili shɛli bɛ ni boli "tagiades" nyɛla bɛ ni mali shɛli m-pahiri "dantela venis" ("Venice Lace"), "pittota", "gyroulota", "liminota" ni. Di yuya maa yimi na Italian "Punto Tagliato", ŋmaabu dizaai shɛli din niŋ bayana Italy 16th century saha, Lahabali din yina "Cyprus Handicraft Service" nima sani wuhila Anfooni balibu din be Lefkara Lace ni pahiya gari 650.

Nahingbana din zooi pam Lefkara Lace ni n-nyɛ "potamoi" ("rivers"). Di maani mi ni kona dibaa ata gɔŋbu gɔŋbu bee naɣima naɣima, ka bɛ booni li "kamares" ("arcs").

Kundivihira

Category:Lace
Category:Textile arts of Cyprus
Category:Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity