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Chapolera’s Full Body Dress

1850

Museo de Trajes de la Universidad de América

Museo de Trajes de la Universidad de América
Bogotá, Colombia

The Chapolera has its origin during the golden age of Coffee after the Thousand’s day war. The name Chapolera has to possible origins, one been a reference the term “Chapola” which refers to a sprouting coffee tree; the other one been a reference to the Chapolera Butterfly, which is common in the Coffee Growing Axis of the country during the harvest season.

Due to the length of the process of harvesting coffee, the Chapolera would tie a kerchief around her head to keep the air out of the face, and on top would wear a straw hat.

Antioqueño woman would wear full body dress or a mixture of a short skirt, but wider skirt of cotton adorned with embroidery, with a closed neck blouse and long sleeves to prevent mosquito bites, an apron would be worn on top, and a natural fiber basket would be place on it during harvest season.

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  • Title: Chapolera’s Full Body Dress
  • Date Created: 1850, 1850-1950
  • Location Created: Antioquia (Colombia).
  • Rights: Derechos: Museo de Trajes de la Universidad de América. Fotografí­a: Camilo Monsalve Fernández.
Museo de Trajes de la Universidad de América

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