- Typical costumes of the Amazon region according to each department
- 1- Department of Amazonas
- 2- Department of Caquetá
- 3- Putumayo Department
- 4- Department of Guainía
- 5- Department of Guaviare
- 6- Department of Vaupés
- References
The typical costumes of the Amazon region are representative of each of its departments. In this region lives an extensive indigenous community with different ethnic groups, and each one has their typical clothing, both daily and festive.
There is no typical costume for the entire region given its geographical and climatic situation. The costumes used in folk events are influenced by the three bordering countries of the different departments.
The characteristics of the daily dress are related to the tropical climate. Both men, women and children dress comfortably.
Typical costumes of the Amazon region according to each department
1- Department of Amazonas
Different indigenous ethnic groups live there, with all their cultural wealth. There is no particular typical costume in common, but they do have similar characteristics.
The woman does not wear garments from the waist up, but she does wear paintings and accessories typical of the tribe. From the waist down they wear a handmade skirt to mid-leg.
The men wear fisherman costumes, and paintings and accessories typical of each tribe.
2- Department of Caquetá
The typical costume of this department is colorful. The woman wears a hand-painted aqua blue skirt, decorated with fish-shaped sequins. She wears silver and blue lace and a white V-neck blouse.
The man's clothing is a shirt with a white bib painted with macaws, black pants and a hat.
3- Putumayo Department
Here the clothing is also influenced by indigenous cultures. The men wear a white cotton inner tunic, girded by a short woolen sash.
They also wear a ruana with necklaces of small, brightly colored beads, which are looped around the neck several times according to their social status.
The woman wears a black wool skirt, held at the waist by a "cumbi", which is a wide red and white cotton sash.
Wear a red or blue cotton blouse or topulli, and ceramic bead bracelets on both wrists.
She also wears necklaces made of small and showy beads, which can wrap around the neck more than twenty times.
4- Department of Guainía
With indigenous influences, the women wear a skirt made from tree bark, painted with rock figures.
The blouse of the same material, worn as a bra, is adorned with seeds from the region.
The colors they use for these blouses are drawn from the stems of trees. In everyday life the woman wears a very light fabric dress, and they do not wear bras or shoes.
The man wears a fiber loincloth, pigmented with achiote. As a result of tourism, he currently uses other types of suits.
For the festivities they are adorned with feathers, knee pads made from seeds, sloth nails and mouth resonators.
5- Department of Guaviare
The traditional costume is that of the indigenous Guayaberos and Tucanos. The woman wears short skirts, made with a fiber made with the cumare palm.
She also wears a wide variety of accessories made from feathers of various birds and groups of seeds.
Men wear a loincloth made of achiote fiber daily, but on festivities they wear white suits. They adorn their bodies with a wide variety of accessories.
6- Department of Vaupés
The woman wears a cloth skirt made from the bark of a tree called zalla. She paints her legs and face with achiote, and dyes her hair black.
The man ties a string of rope around his waist to secure the guayuco, which is a cloth made from the bark of a tree.
They wear face paint, flowers in their ears, leather bracelets, and jaguar fang necklaces.
References
- "The Amazon Region" in Colombia. Recovered in October 2017 from Colombia at: colombia.com
- "Typical costumes of the Amazon Region" in the Colombian Amazon (September 2013). Recovered in October 2017 from the Colombian Amazon at: sasimialsicoam.blogspot.com.ar
- "Sinic, cultural Colombia" in the National Cultural Information System. Retrieved in October 2017 from the National Cultural Information System at: sinic.gov.co
- "Costumes and dances" in Amazonas (May 2010). Recovered in October 2017 from Amazonas at: amazonassandyyfrancy.blogspot.com.ar
- "Costumes and typical foods of the Amazon" in Costumes, Meals and Typical Dances of the Amazon region (May 2012). Recovered in October 2017 from Typical Costumes, Meals and Dances of the Amazon region in: anerollovama97.blogspot.com.ar
- "Dances, costumes and typical dishes of the Amazon region" in Dances, costumes and typical dishes of the Amazon region (May 2012). Recovered in October 2017 from leijo13 at: leijo13.blogspot.com.ar