Would you dare to make a Pollera in Panama?

Francisco Rivas Ríos.

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Develop a Pollera, the national costume of Panama, is complex and expensive. There are so many components that its construction can last up to eight months and cost between 7,000 and 10,000 dollars and more. The process, however, includes several participants: 1) the financier, with sufficient resources to hire the preparation of the Pollera either for personal use or for resale; 2) "shipowner" means any person who subcontracts various craft, hiring several of the components of the Pollera;3) the designer of the reasons that adorn the sides of the dress; and 4) the artisans who are outsourced, the true architects of the Pollera but remain anonymous, national or international awards garment they receive the "armadoras"(assembler dresses). Generally the funder and the assembler are the same person.

The artisans of the province of Los Santos have been organized in different associations. Initially their objectives have been making purchases of raw material (mainly textiles) collectively for better prices and promote the marketing of their products, to avoid intermediaries.

One such organization is the ARTISAN GROUP RURAL AGRICULTURAL TABLEÑO (GRAAT), located in the city of Las Tablas. This organization provides training on specialized techniques of textile crafts of Los Santos, Pollera components, including:

Pollera Montuna checked skirt, made with the original Mundillo

Education on the use of "Mundillo", a key component in making the Pollera

Teaching the art of making Tembleques.

 

Let's do it!

For more information:
Email: graat321@gmail.com
 
Contacts:
Homaira Córdoba
Mobile: +507 6733-1799
 
Davis Days
Mobile: +507 6202-3997