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This is the cumbiambera doll. Cumbia is the main dance in the Carnival of Barranquilla. In this dance men court women and women flirt in response. Cumbia comes from musical and cultural syncretism of indigenous, black and, to a lesser extent, Europeans in the region of the Magdalena River’s delta.
The traditional cumbiambera dress for women consists in a really long and wide skirt (of around 8 meters) and a tight blouse. It can be either with sleeves or without them. The style of the skirt can vary but overall the dress must have many ruffles around the lower skirt area, hem and bodice. It can be made with a red and white checkered or plain cotton fabric.