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Ñandutí is a traditional Paraguayan lace. The name means "spider web" in Guaraní, [1] the official, indigenous language of Paraguay. The lace is worked on fabric which is stretched tightly in a frame.
Paraguay was in its maximum extension the old Paraguayan Province, a Jesuit administration belonging to the Viceroyalty of Peru and whose clerical capital was the city of Córdoba. During the 17th and 18th centuries, 30 reductions were built in this province, which are currently distributed in three countries: 8 in Paraguay , 15 in Argentina ...
Folk costume, traditional dress, traditional attire or folk attire, is clothing associated with a particular ethnic group, nation or region, and is an expression of cultural, religious or national identity. If the clothing is that of an ethnic group, it may also be called ethnic clothing or ethnic dress.
Nivaclé textile pouch, collection of the American Museum of Natural History Guampa bombilla, for drinking tereré Pai Tavytera traditional woodcarving, Amambay Department, 2008. Paraguayan Indigenous art is the visual art created by the indigenous peoples of Paraguay.
Gaucho from Argentina, photographed in Peru, 1868. A gaucho (Spanish:) or gaúcho (Portuguese:) is a skilled horseman, reputed to be brave and unruly.The figure of the gaucho is a folk symbol of Argentina, Paraguay, [1] Uruguay, Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, the southern part of Bolivia, [2] and the south of Chilean Patagonia. [3]
The Guarani are a group of culturally-related indigenous peoples of South America.They are distinguished from the related Tupi by their use of the Guarani language.The traditional range of the Guarani people is in what is now Paraguay between the Paraná River and lower Paraguay River, the Misiones Province of Argentina, southern Brazil once as far east as Rio de Janeiro, and parts of Uruguay ...
[7] Aguayos are clothes woven from camelid fibers with geometric designs that Andean women wear and use for carrying babies or goods. Inca textiles. Awasaka was the most common grade of weaving produced by the Incas of all the ancient Peruvian textiles, this was the grade most commonly used in the production of Inca clothing. Awaska was made ...
Clothing companies of Paraguay (1 P) Paraguayan cuisine (4 C, 25 P) E. Entertainment in Paraguay (9 C) Events in Paraguay (7 C, 1 P) F. Food and drink in Paraguay (2 C)