DepartmentTextiles-Latin America

Traditional Peruvian Women’s Festival Attire

NameTraditional Peruvian Women’s Festival Attire

Maker Centro de Textiles Tradicionales del Cusco

CulturePeruvian

Place madeCusco, Peru, South America

MediumTextiles

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, MNM Collection, A.2021.7.1

Object numberA.2021.7.1-7V

DescriptionTraditional Women’s Festival Attire, 2010
Chahuaytire Cooperative artisans
Chahuaytire, Peru
Museum purchase with funds from MNM Acquisition Fund

The unmarried women of Chahuaytire display their “wealth” to suitors through the intricately woven and elaborately embellished clothing for celebrations. This costume includes a camisa (blouse), a jobone (jacket), two mantas (an essential piece that can be used as a shawl or as a carrying cloth), a montera (hat), and a festival pollera (skirt, often worn layered).