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The Mola or Molas is a hand-made textile that forms part of the traditional women's clothing of the indigenous Guna people from Panama and Colombia. Their clothing includes a patterned wrapped skirt (saburet), a red and yellow headscarf (musue), arm and leg beads (wini), a gold nose ring (olasu) and earrings in addition to the mola blouse ...
Image of Panamanian polleras: a red pollera de lujo, an older traditional pollera and a blue pollera de lujo (lit. 'luxury pollera '). A pollera is a Spanish term for a large one-piece skirt used mostly in traditional festivities and folklore throughout Spanish-speaking Latin America.
Panamanian men's traditional clothing, called montuno, consists of white cotton shirts, trousers and woven straw hats. The traditional women's clothing is the pollera. It originated in Spain in the 16th century, and by the early 1800s it was typical in Panama, worn by female servants, especially wet nurses (De Zarate 5). Later, it was adopted ...
If the clothing is that of an ethnic group, it may also be called ethnic clothing or ethnic dress. Traditional clothing often has two forms: everyday wear, and formal wear. The word "costume" in this context is sometimes considered pejorative, as the word has more than one meaning, and thus "clothing", "dress", "attire" or "regalia" can be ...
Another example of Panama’s blended culture is reflected in the traditional products, such as woodcarvings, ceremonial masks and pottery, as well as in its architecture, cuisine, history and festivals. In earlier times, baskets were woven for utilitarian uses, but now many villages rely almost exclusively on the baskets they produce for the ...
A video on social expression through dress Margaret Thatcher wearing a typical power dressing outfit. [51] Different cultures, occasions, and social statuses command specific aesthetics that include clothing and decorations. [52] [53] The art of applying design, aesthetics, clothing construction, and natural beauty to clothing is known as ...
Audrey Fualaau, the daughter of controversial couple Mary Kay Letourneau and Vili Fualaau, is pregnant. Taking to social media, Audrey, 27, shared the news she was expecting her first child with ...
The Tamborito is a traditional folk music and dance of Panama. The dance is a romantic, couple's dance, often involving a small percussion ensemble, and in all versions; a female chorus. The Tamborito is performed in formal costumes in front of large, interactive crowds that form a large circle around the performers.