A woman wearing the traditional dress of Pollera participates in the Parade of 1,000 Polleras in Las Tablas, Panama, on January 12, 2013. Polleras are traditional handmade costumes worn by ...

The pollera originated from peasant dress in southern Spain and was enforced ... by a group of residents who lived in Panama Viejo and fled before the looting of the pirate Henry Morgan.

People think of Panama as just a canal but it's far ... The story goes that the Pollera derives from the Gypsy dress of southern Spain at the time of the conquest. The heavy clothing of the ...

Unas 15.000 mujeres vestidas con la tradicional “pollera” celebraron el folclórico atuendo panameño desfilando por las calles de la ciudad de Las Tablas, en la provincia de Los Santos.

The Panama Report describes and provides pictures of the 1000 Polleras Festival that takes place on Calle 50 where “(it) might resemble Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade after sniffing one too many whip ...

Polleras are a marker of ethnicity as much as marginality. They are the dress of the uncivilised,evoking poverty, scarce opportunities and restricted agency. The women who wear them often work in ...

Open Image Modal People think of Panama as just a canal but ... The story goes that the Pollera derives from the Gypsy dress of southern Spain at the time of the conquest. The heavy clothing ...