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{{short description|Long, full skirt of Spanish origin, worn throughout Latin America as part of folk dress}}

{{short description|Long, full skirt of Spanish origin, worn throughout Latin America as part of folk dress}}

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[[File:PanamenianPollera.JPG|right|thumb|Image of Panamanian Polleras, a red "pollera de lujo", an older traditional pollera and a blue "pollera de lujo" (lit. Luxury pollera)]]

[[File:PanamenianPollera.JPG|right|thumb|Image of Panamanian {{Lang|es|polleras}}: a red {{Lang|es|pollera de lujo}}, an older traditional {{Lang|es|pollera}} and a blue {{Lang|es|pollera de lujo}} (lit. 'luxury {{Lang|es|pollera}}')]]

A '''pollera''' is a [[Spanish language|Spanish]] term for a big one-piece [[skirt]] used mostly in traditional festivities and folklore throughout Spanish-speaking [[Latin America]]. Polleras are made from different materials, such as cotton or wool and tend to have colorful decorations. Most of the decorations are embroidered, flowers and regional animals are among the most common designs found in polleras.

A '''{{Lang|es|pollera}}''' is a [[Spanish language|Spanish]] term for a large one-piece [[skirt]] used mostly in traditional festivities and folklore throughout Spanish-speaking [[Latin America]]. {{Lang|es|Polleras}} are made from different materials, such as cotton or wool and tend to have colorful decorations. Most of the decorations are embroidered, flowers and regional animals are among the most common designs found in {{Lang|es|polleras}}.



Polleras are a form of Spanish colonial dress enforced sometime between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries on indigenous populations in the Andes by [[hacienda]] owners or hacendados. Traditional polleras come from peasant dress from southern Spanish regions, like [[Andalusia]]. Today, polleras are associated with indigenous and [[folkloric]] forms of dress.

{{Lang|es|Polleras}} are a form of Spanish colonial dress enforced sometime between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries on indigenous populations in the Andes by [[hacienda]] owners or {{Lang|es|hacendados}}. Traditional {{Lang|es|polleras}} come from peasant dress from southern Spanish regions like [[Andalusia]]. Today, {{Lang|es|polleras}} are associated with indigenous and [[folkloric]] forms of dress.



==Spain==

==Spain==

In Spain, it is a [[skirt]] worn by women almost a century ago. They are made of [[wool]] or [[cotton]] and are very colorful. The large gathered skirt is generally white with two or three ruffles which have a floral design or [[embroidery]]. The top has several ruffles as well on the [[shoulder]]s and has inlaid yarn. There is a large pompom matching the yarn in the front and back of the top. The [[yarn]] also matches several large ribbons at the waist and the slippers that go with the outfit. The clothing includes a [[Headgear|headdress]] called a ''tembleque'' (or''tembeleque'') which is made of beads attached to a spring so that they tremble when the wearer dances.

In Spain, it is a [[skirt]] worn by women almost a century ago. They are made of [[wool]] or [[cotton]] and are very colorful. The large gathered skirt is generally white with two or three ruffles which have a floral design or [[embroidery]]. The top has several ruffles as well on the [[shoulder]]s and has inlaid yarn. There is a large pompom matching the yarn in the front and back of the top. The [[yarn]] also matches several large ribbons at the waist and the slippers that go with the outfit. The clothing includes a [[Headgear|headdress]] called a {{Lang|es|tembleque}} (or{{Lang|es|tembeleque}}) which is made of beads attached to a spring so that they shake when the wearer dances.



==Panama==

==Panama==

In Panama, fully handmade {{Lang|es|polleras}} are worn during festivals or celebrations. They are mainly made of cotton and linen. Normally, the dominant color is white, and the skirts feature colorful flower designs as embellishment.

[[File:PolleraPanameña(4).jpg|thumb|Panamanian Polleras|alt=]]

In Panama, fully handmade polleras are worn during festivals or celebrations. They are mainly made of cotton and wool. Normally, the dominant color is white, and have colorful flower designs as adornments. Girls and women would generally own two polleras during their life: one before age 16 and one at [[adulthood]].

A single {{Lang|es|pollera}} can cost from several hundred to several thousand dollars and take up to a year or two to create, depending on its complexity. [[Gold]] and [[pearl]] jewelry such as {{Lang|es|mosquetas}} (made up of concentric, alternating circles), combs, collars and {{Lang|es|tembleques}} (hair jewelry in the shape of three-dimensional flowers or insects such as butterflies)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.educapanama.edu.pa/?q=articulos-educativos/confeccion-de-tembleques|title=Confección de Tembleques &#124; Educa Panamá &#124; Mi Portal Educativo|access-date=2021-05-10|archive-date=2021-05-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510142901/http://www.educapanama.edu.pa/?q=articulos-educativos/confeccion-de-tembleques|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://polleras.prensa.com/?p=5|title = Polleras Panameñas}}</ref> that may be worn with a {{Lang|es|pollera}}, are generally passed down as heirlooms through generations.

[[File:PolleraPanameña(2).jpg|thumb|Panamanian Polleras]]

A single pollera can cost from several hundred to several thousand dollars and take up to a year to create, depending on its complexity. [[Gold]] and [[pearl]] jewelry such as ''mosquetas'' and ''tembleques'' that may be worn with a pollera, are generally passed down as heirlooms through generations.



Panamanian polleras are made of an upper and lower section, the latter of which is the skirt of the pollera.

Panamanian {{Lang|es|polleras}} are madeup of an upper and lower section, the latter of which is the skirt of the {{Lang|es|pollera}}.


The adornments are embroidery or needlework on the skirt and upper part that are sewn entirely by hand in several steps that progressively build the desired effect. Each {{Lang|es|pollera}} is custom-made and handmade by an artisan.


There are several kinds of Panamanian {{Lang|es|polleras}}, each of which may vary by region, such as:<ref>{{Cite web|title=La pollera panameña, el traje típico más ostentoso de América - Cultura - Café Estrella - title.suffix.trans|url=https://www.laestrella.com.pa/amp/cafe-estrella/cultura/191104/191106-pollera-panamena-traje-tipico-ostentoso-america|access-date=2021-02-18|website=www.laestrella.com.pa}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.panamaamerica.com.pa/variedades/la-pollera-panamena-una-joya-de-cultura-tradicion-y-lujo-1146997/amp|title = La pollera panameña, una joya de cultura, tradición y lujo}}</ref>


*{{Lang|es|Pollera montuna}}, which was originally used in community events and festivals. It is moderately elaborate, with adornments.

*{{Lang|es|Pollera de lujo}} or {{Lang|es|de gala con labor}} (meaning 'luxurious', for events considered to be prestigious, with needlework), a very intricate, complex and expensive {{Lang|es|pollera}}, with a price of up to 25,600 USD

*{{Lang|es|Pollera de gala sin labor}} (intended for events considered to be prestigious, without needlework), which is accessorized according to region

*{{Lang|es|Pollera tumba hombre}} (meaning (capable of) fainting a man), which has narrow vertical alternating colored stripes on the skirt

*{{Lang|es|Pollera congo}}, symbolic of the large population of African descent in Panama, with a skirt and upper part made from strategically arranged fabric scraps sewn together, occasionally worn with a crown. This is the only type of {{Lang|es|pollera}} that does not normally have white as its dominant color, and is normally worn with flowers that are fresh, dried or artificial in place of jewelry, together with collars made of materials other than gold.

*{{Lang|es|Pollera de basquiña}}, with a much narrower skirt and a plain upper part, made from cloth and buttons considered to be luxurious such as gold buttons


A {{Lang|es|pollera}} festival is held on 22 July each year.<ref>{{Cite web|title=FESTIVAL DE LA POLLERA {{!}} quécultura|url=https://quecultura.gob.pa/agenda/festivales/festival-de-la-pollera|access-date=2021-02-18|website=quecultura.gob.pa}}{{Dead link|date=March 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>



==Bolivia and Peru==

==Bolivia and Peru==

[[File:Pollera de Pomabamba.jpg|thumb|A Peruvian {{Lang|es|pollera}}]]

In Bolivia and Peru the word pollera denotes a pleated skirt very much associated with the urban [[mestizo]] and the rural indigenous classes where women usually wear this garment (nowadays also instead of the woven indigenous dresses). The urban pollera typical of the [[Altiplano|Bolivian altiplano]] should be made of 8 meters of cloth and it is worn with 4-5 embroidered underskirts.

In Bolivia and Peru the word {{Lang|es|pollera}} denotes a pleated skirt very much associated with the urban [[mestizo]] and the rural indigenous classes where women usually wear this garment (nowadays also instead of the woven indigenous dresses). The urban {{Lang|es|pollera}} typical of the [[Altiplano|Bolivian altiplano]] should be made of {{Convert|8|m}} of cloth and it is worn with 4–5 embroidered underskirts.



The skirt worn under the top pollera is called the fuste, under the fuste (in the third skirt) is typically made from wool. There are still quite a lot of women around who wear this skirt which originates from the Spanish rural dresses and for the [[Carnaval de Oruro]] or Virgen de la Candelaría festival in Peru, and other festivities. During traditional festivities women who don't usually wear it, put it on for the dancing.

The skirt worn under the top {{Lang|es|pollera}} is called the {{Lang|es|fuste}}; under the {{Lang|es|fuste}} (in the third skirt) is typically made from wool. Many women still wear this skirt, which originates from Spanish rural dresses and for the [[Carnaval de Oruro]] or [[Virgen de la Candelaria|''Virgen de la Candelaría'']] festival in Peru, and other festivities. During traditional festivities women who do not usually wear it will put it on for the dancing.



== Sources ==

== Sources ==

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[[Category:Latin American clothing]]

[[Category:Latin American clothing]]

[[Category:Latin American culture]]

[[Category:Culture of Latin America]]

[[Category:Panamanian culture]]

[[Category:Culture of Panama]]

[[Category:Folk costumes]]

[[Category:Folk costumes]]

[[Category:Colombian clothing]]

[[Category:Colombian clothing]]


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Image of Panamanian polleras: a red pollera de lujo, an older traditional pollera and a blue pollera de lujo (lit. 'luxury pollera')

Apollera is a Spanish term for a large one-piece skirt used mostly in traditional festivities and folklore throughout Spanish-speaking Latin America. Polleras are made from different materials, such as cotton or wool and tend to have colorful decorations. Most of the decorations are embroidered, flowers and regional animals are among the most common designs found in polleras.

Polleras are a form of Spanish colonial dress enforced sometime between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries on indigenous populations in the Andes by hacienda owners or hacendados. Traditional polleras come from peasant dress from southern Spanish regions like Andalusia. Today, polleras are associated with indigenous and folkloric forms of dress.

Spain[edit]

In Spain, it is a skirt worn by women almost a century ago. They are made of woolorcotton and are very colorful. The large gathered skirt is generally white with two or three ruffles which have a floral design or embroidery. The top has several ruffles as well on the shoulders and has inlaid yarn. There is a large pompom matching the yarn in the front and back of the top. The yarn also matches several large ribbons at the waist and the slippers that go with the outfit. The clothing includes a headdress called a tembleque (ortembeleque) which is made of beads attached to a spring so that they shake when the wearer dances.

Panama[edit]

In Panama, fully handmade polleras are worn during festivals or celebrations. They are mainly made of cotton and linen. Normally, the dominant color is white, and the skirts feature colorful flower designs as embellishment.

A single pollera can cost from several hundred to several thousand dollars and take up to a year or two to create, depending on its complexity. Gold and pearl jewelry such as mosquetas (made up of concentric, alternating circles), combs, collars and tembleques (hair jewelry in the shape of three-dimensional flowers or insects such as butterflies)[1][2] that may be worn with a pollera, are generally passed down as heirlooms through generations.

Panamanian polleras are made up of an upper and lower section, the latter of which is the skirt of the pollera.

The adornments are embroidery or needlework on the skirt and upper part that are sewn entirely by hand in several steps that progressively build the desired effect. Each pollera is custom-made and handmade by an artisan.

There are several kinds of Panamanian polleras, each of which may vary by region, such as:[3][4]

Apollera festival is held on 22 July each year.[5]

Bolivia and Peru[edit]

A Peruvian pollera

In Bolivia and Peru the word pollera denotes a pleated skirt very much associated with the urban mestizo and the rural indigenous classes where women usually wear this garment (nowadays also instead of the woven indigenous dresses). The urban pollera typical of the Bolivian altiplano should be made of 8 metres (26 ft) of cloth and it is worn with 4–5 embroidered underskirts.

The skirt worn under the top pollera is called the fuste; under the fuste (in the third skirt) is typically made from wool. Many women still wear this skirt, which originates from Spanish rural dresses and for the Carnaval de OruroorVirgen de la Candelaría festival in Peru, and other festivities. During traditional festivities women who do not usually wear it will put it on for the dancing.

Sources[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Confección de Tembleques | Educa Panamá | Mi Portal Educativo". Archived from the original on 2021-05-10. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  • ^ "Polleras Panameñas".
  • ^ "La pollera panameña, el traje típico más ostentoso de América - Cultura - Café Estrella - title.suffix.trans". www.laestrella.com.pa. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  • ^ "La pollera panameña, una joya de cultura, tradición y lujo".
  • ^ "FESTIVAL DE LA POLLERA | quécultura". quecultura.gob.pa. Retrieved 2021-02-18.[permanent dead link]


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