Classical cloths
The
Colombian preHispanic textile industry tells to us about a society
where the weaving was a part of the economic, social and cultural
life. The weaving is an activity that consist in weave the threads
for the elaboration of coats, carpets, hammocks, shoulder bags,
clothes, tissues, and objects which besides filling a useful function
served for indicating the social and cultural difference. The
cultures which practised this profession are Sinú (Córdoba
and Sucre.) Guane (Santander), Muisca (Cundinamarca and Boyacá)
and Nariño; they worked mainly the fibers of cotton, fique
(agave) and the wool.
Several
commentators of that period pointed out the beauty and the high
quality of "mantas" of Guanes and Muiscas. The soldiers of
Jiménez of Quesada saw no inconvenience to get dressed with
these clothes and their value was such as it was one of main levies
during the colonization. Guanes for example, échangaient their
mantas against the coca leaves. The arrival of Spanish and the
process of interbreeding made change the clothing customs and the
manta was replaced by coats and other clothes
According
to certain historians, the origin of Ruana used by the farmers of
Boyacá since the XVIth century would be a synthesis of the
ponchos of Indians yanaconas of Chile, brought back by Sébastian
de Belalcázar, and coats without opening brought by Europe and
more particularly by a French city, Rouen. During years Ruana was
considered as poor man's garment, but in the course of the years it
became a dress national symbol, " the coat in 4 points ",
not only for the efficiency of its protection against the cold but
also to protect a centenary technique.
Examples
A type of classical ruana in pure wool : very warm but heavy.
A city version, lighter and soft.
Even more elegant, mostly for home or inter-seasons.
Info
Agave
is a young company created by two designers Esperanza and Clara Inés,
who lean on the technique of the vertical loom, to create modern
drawings, they work with families of districts with difficulties by
teaching them an art but without hiding us the working at fixed rate
current system in this professional environment. However the payments
practised as well as the working conditions are clearly superior to
the fact than practise the professionals of the high sewing.
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