As everywhere in the world, some of the Peruvian dances represent the courtship of men and women. The Peruvian dances also reflect the agricultural year: the harvesting of potatoes in the huaylash and a hymn for the fertility of the flocks in the santiago; they also reflect the history of Peru, such as in the ironic reference to court dances of Spain, in the chonguinada.
Sewing cloth in preparation for embroidering a pollera (style of woman's skirt)
Trestles, to the left of the embroidery trestle-frame
Assembly with trestle-frame mounted on the trestles
Stretching the frame so that it is well adjusted, so that when the embroidery is completed it can have a perfect finish
Digna Nuñez basting the background fabric on the embroidery frame
Embroidering the pollera,, in which there is a perfect juxtaposition of every flower with all of its neighbors, with every design standing out
A finished pollera, ready for use
Two young women wearing polleras
