Dancing the Jarabe Tapatío (Mexican Hat Dance).
Mexican China Poblana dance costume. Jarabe Tapatío.
The Peruvian woman’s headdress.
The Peruvian woman’s headdress changes from village to village.
Ancient Etruscan ceramics. Antefixes. Céramique Étrusque.
Antiques of Etruscan culture. Céramique Étrusque. Antefixes. These monuments might prove the establishment of an Ionian colony in Etruria towards the 8th century B.C., and its fusion with these warlike primitive tribes
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.
Women with fruits. Venezuela folk dress.
Women with fruits. Venezuela folk dress. Women in Venezuela, as in all other Latin american countries, carry great burdens of fruits or vegetables on their heads. Illustration by Jo Bartas.