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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 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 Script error: No such module "Lang". (or Script error: No such module "Lang".) which is made of beads attached to a spring so that they shake when the wearer dances.
Panama
In Panama, fully handmade Script error: No such module "Lang". 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 Script error: No such module "Lang". 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 Script error: No such module "Lang". (made up of concentric, alternating circles), combs, collars and Script error: No such module "Lang". (hair jewelry in the shape of three-dimensional flowers or insects such as butterflies)[1][2] that may be worn with a Script error: No such module "Lang"., are generally passed down as heirlooms through generations.
Panamanian Script error: No such module "Lang". are made up of an upper and lower section, the latter of which is the skirt of the Script error: No such module "Lang"..
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 Script error: No such module "Lang". is custom-made and handmade by an artisan.
There are several kinds of Panama Script error: No such module "Lang"., each of which may vary by region, such as:[3][4]
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- Script error: No such module "Lang". (meaning (capable of) fainting a man), which has narrow vertical alternating colored stripes on the skirt
- Script error: No such module "Lang"., 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 Script error: No such module "Lang". 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.
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A Script error: No such module "Lang". festival is held on 22 July each year.[5]
Bolivia and Peru
In Bolivia and Peru the word Script error: No such module "Lang". 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 Script error: No such module "Lang". typical of the Bolivian altiplano should be made of Script error: No such module "convert". of cloth and it is worn with 4–5 embroidered underskirts.
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