Panamanian Pollera, Tembleques & Traditional Clothing
Everything for the Panamanian pollera and Carnaval: polleras and dresses, blouses, tembleques, pollera jewelry, babuchas, hats, the men's camisilla and Guna mola crafts, shipped from Maryland.
Polleras & Dresses
Choose from:
- a Pollera de Gala Veraguense set (pink or blue)
- a Pollera Congo in multicolor patchwork for women and girls
- a Pollera Congo de Metidos in blue with a pink floral print
- a girls' Pollera Montuna with a white blouse and printed skirt in several colors
- a Darienita dress with a white blouse and floral skirt
- a petticoat to wear under the pollera
Blouses & Men's Camisilla
The white basquiña, the Zaraza blouse in several colors, the blusa campesina with embroidered ruffle, and the men's white camisilla.
Tembleques & Peinetas
Beaded tembleques in white pearl and bright multicolor sets, pairs of tapamoños, beaded flower peinetas and hair pins, a pajuela with pearls, a red-white-and-blue headpiece, flower clips for the Pollera Congo, and pompom (mota) yarn sets.
Pollera Jewelry
Cadena chata and guachapalí chains, escapulario, rosary, pescadito and cola de pato necklaces, tapahueso and Balboa coin charms, choker sets with red or turquoise pearls, mosqueta and butterfly brooches, filigree crosses, semanario bangles, wood-bead earrings for the Congo, and lace fans.
Babuchas
Pollera shoes (babuchas) in many colors.
Hats
The sombrero montuno, fedora hats decorated with tembleque flowers or mola, a Panamanian flag fedora and an embroidered Panama flag cap.
Mola Crafts, Bags & Art
Guna mola art, mola headbands, pot holders, towel sets and glasses cases, mola tote bags, chácara bags and Panamanian wall prints.
When to Wear It
Carnaval, the Festival de la Pollera in Las Tablas (July 22), November's fiestas patrias (the 3rd, 4th, 10th and 28th), Hispanic Heritage Month, weddings and quinceañeras.
Read our Panamanian pollera guide and what are tembleques?