women, race, Bolivia, Amerindians
Thursday, September 7, 2006
Indigenous clothes staging a comeback in Bolivia
The once shunned traditional clothing of Bolivia has made a resurgence ever since Evo Morales, the country’s first indigenous president, became head of state last December. “There's a whole politicization of dress happening now that is very provocative,” said Stanford University professor Herbert Klein, where traditional clothes such as the pollera and aqsus are seen less as a symbol of discrimination and more as a symbol of indigenous pride. (Image via this site).
women, race, Bolivia, Amerindians
women, race, Bolivia, Amerindians
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i think this clothing is very beautiul
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