The vaquero is generally the mounted cattle herder of Spain. He performs as Charro in Mexico.
The charro. The mounted cattle herder of Mexico. The Spanish vaquero.
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Mexican China Poblana dance costume. Jarabe Tapatío.
Dancing the Jarabe Tapatío (Mexican Hat Dance).
The Peruvian woman’s headdress.
The Peruvian woman’s headdress changes from village to village.
Arms of the Holy-Empire. German Lansquenets of the 16th c..
These two pieces are drawn from the remarkable volume called the Arms of the Holy-Empire
German Costume and Heraldic Art, 16th century.
German Costume and Heraldic Art, 16th century.
Traditional Farmer costume of Hanau, Baden.
Traditional Farmer costume of Hanau, Baden. 19th century. Gallery: “Sheets for costume design: historical and folk costumes. Published by Franz Lipperheide, 1876-1887.
German peasant woman from Thuringia, 19th c.
German peasant costume by Franz Lipperheide , 1876-1887.
Fishermen in folk dresses from Moenchgut, Germany.
Fishermen from Moenchgut of the German island of Rügen. Gallery: “Sheets for costume design: historical and folk costumes. Published by Franz Lipperheide, 1876-1887.
Female from Santísima Trinidad de Huancayo, Peru.
The people of Huancayo, in gorgeous rented costumes such as this, annually celebrate the fiesta of their city’s patron saint.
A Norwegian girl in bridal dress
A Norwegian girl in bridal dress. Living Races of Mankind by Henry Neville Hutchinson (1856-1927). Published by Hutchinson & Co. Paternoster Row, London.