“Análisis de la indumentaria de la Nacionalidad Kichwa Amazónico: Una aproximación a su significado”

Abstract

Currently the Amazonian Kichwa Nationality is one of the largest in the country. They are established in the provinces of Napo and Pastaza. Her cultural identity is embodied both in her dress and in her customs, beliefs and traditions that fight to survive globalization. In this context, clothing emerges as a way to keep their cultural identity alive. The objective of this research is to analyze the dress of the Amazonian Kichwa nationality through documents, photographs and interviews. With this, the methodology used responds to a design research using a qualitative, descriptive approach, with a basic documentary-bibliographic modality. At the end of the analysis, a collection of swimsuits for candidates for beauty queens was proposed as a proposal, using as inspiration the materials, techniques and symbols present in the Kichwa Amazon clothing