Coravasha

Overview

 
The Coravasha is a garment originated from Pisocenia, more precise from the bellpepper plantages of this warm country. They were made by the workers which were fed up with wicker baskets and other handheld tools, so they designed the Coravasha.
 

Origin

 
As mentioned above, the Coravasha originated from the bellpepper plantages of Pisocenia. It was designed by the workers there to help with carrying a great many bellpeppers during the harvest without the need of annoying baskets.
 
The farmers were not really happy about it, because the cloths used were more expensive than just a wicker basket, but after a few weeks of non-metaphorical field studies they saw how good the harvest went and invested into the Coravasha. Every worker was allowed three of them: two to use, one spare in case the others got so worn out that they need to replace at least one.
 
"I can't say they aren't working good. Heavy investment, but... well, the quota per day is definitely better. And they have less back pain, which reduces the costs of doctors appointments."
— Astonished owner of a bellpepper plantation
   

Design & Usage

 
The Coravasha is scarf, sash, cooling solution, and basket in one single piece of clothing. It is around three meters long and tied together into a loop. The inside of it is lined with a lot of strong linen hooks and a myriad of pockets in various sizes for all the bellpeppers. In addition there are three pockets used for tools or other helpful things.
 
Linen hooks provide a place to add more cloth, threads, or even chains for small baskets or other Coravasha. Which one can hook to each other indefinitely.
 
In terms of colour the original Coravasha were coloured in the colours of the plantation. Did we mentioned that they are mostly brightly coloured? And coloured in general? So many colours!
 
Anyway, original wearing the colours of their plantations, the rule was thrown overboard after a few years. Now the workers and other wearers use whichever colour they see fit and can afford.
 
Since the Coravasha was used to harvest the bellpeppers - including the purple bellpepper - it came to mind that those scarf-sash-hybrids could be used for general transportation and for smuggling bits, bytes bites, and the seeds of the purple bellpepper.
 
Why? Because if the purple bellpepper or their seeds are not prepared accordingly to their spicyness, they can be extremely dangerous to unsuspecting eaters. General health hazards, sudden nervous system shutdowns, cramps, heart attacks, or just spicy surprise which could lead to a sudden death. They can be used as a poison-like concoction, or are just a rare ingredient. Since the purple bellpepper is not officially regulated - aside from natural factors - everyone can fight over them. They are pricy, they are spicy, they are dangerous.
 
How does one smuggle purple bellpepper seeds? In a Coravasha in its pockets, seams, other ingredients. There are numerous ways to use its design for oneself. And it is a really stylisch accessoire, when properly crafted.

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Jul 28, 2025 11:10

I'd like to know how tall the harvesters are who wear it? At 3 meters long, even with the loop, I'd probably trip over it and maybe get tangled up in it. I'm not sure if it'll actually work with all those hooks and pockets. I hope we see a picture of it sometime. But this is only my opinion and I think it is an interesting concept, too.

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Jul 31, 2025 18:16

Average height, so around 180cm, women around 170cm. The entire cloth is 3m long and is mostly used in a braided-scarf-way. I try to get a decent enough picture, but most workers sling it two times around their body in a sloping way. Hooks are optional, of course, but it has a lot of pockets, yes. Thanks^^

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