CHINESE POBLANA
The clothing of the Chinese is attributed to poblana Catarina de San Juan, although it is certainly true that incorporates elements of various cultures that were mixed in New Spain for three centuries of Spanish rule.
According to descriptions of the nineteenth century when they were very popular in several cities of central and southeastern Mexico, the Chinese style of dress was composed of the following items:
- A white shirt with a frayed and embroidery work and silk Chaquira with floral and geometric patterns in bright colors. The shirt was enough to leave notched see part of his neck and his chest, which did not stop the ladies of scandalise good tone of the nineteenth century Mexican society.
- A skirt beaver call, which took its name from the cloth that was made. For some, the beaver was employed by the patterns of the wealthy households to make the Indians kept their petticoats. The beaver was worked with sequins and shrimp that were geometric and floral designs.groups have a folk dance popularized version that bears embroidered sequins, and Chaquira canutillos the National Coat of Mexico.
- Some porabajos white with the tips enchiladas, is, the lower edge by a orlado lace zigzagging motives. The Chinese porabajos a poblana peeked under his beaver, and should serve as a kind of light to trap a woman's body dressed in China is not against the guess.
- A band that used to hold the beaver and porabajos at the waist of the woman who was carrying. The band may or may not be working with embroidery work, or be woven in brocade technique.
- A rebozo, that the same could be finer when silk or bolita, in most cases. The shawl is something very common in Mexico, even today. They use women to cover from the cold, but it was also used to carry babies or anything else its size and weight so difficult in the hands. Rebozo of the ball, which was the most commonly used by Chinese, was woven with threads of blue and white crib was Otomí town of Santa Maria del Rio (San Luis Potosi).
- Sometimes, the Chinese used to take a silk mask that covered what is wrong neckline of the shirt left peep. Of these masks, José María Rivera wrote that those regularly come to the house Sunday to return Monday or Tuesday andalusia effort .
- As footwear Payno Manuel noted that despite their financial shortcomings, no one left to use Chinese shoes satin embroidered with silk threads. This type of footwear Mexican appears in some texts of the nineteenth century as an indicator that who was carrying a cheerful woman. In addition, the Chinese attire complemented with beads and jewels which adorned her ears, found the chest, and hands.
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