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Costume Flashcards

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Mantilla

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  • A light scarf worn by Spanish women over head and shoulders.
  • Black might be worn by the sisters-in-law.
  • A peineta is a large comb used to secure the mantilla and lift it up to appear larger.
  • Worn during prayer and religious ceremony.
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Cordovan Hat

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Worn by men in 1930s Spain.

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Male Dress

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  • Flat cap for shepherds
  • Carrying a shepherd’s crook
  • Brown/beige jacket (quite short)
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Yerma Blouse

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  • White - purity
  • Linen - breathable for the warm climate
  • Long sleeves - modest
  • Frill at cuffs and neck - material comfort
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Yerma Skirt

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  • Brown
  • like the ground, tied to nature and rooted to the spot
  • Cotton
  • weighs her down
  • heavy and covering for modesty
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Yerma Head Covering

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  • Protects her from sun
  • Sign of modesty/chastity
  • Pale green - nature and spring, hope for a child
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Yerma Details

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  • Shoes - brown leather pumps with a button strap, unworn.
  • Shirt tucked in, clean, well-mended - shows she cares about her appearance, motherly.
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Yerma Costume Mods

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  • Shawls for leaving the house
  • AI Sc2 - Red - Perceived promiscuity, passion, and desire
  • A2 Sc2+Sc3 - Black - Loss of purity, perceived malevolence
  • Embroidery - throughout more and more embroidered flowers appear on Yerma’s clothes - boredom as desperation but also her maternal instinct and her link to nature.
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Yerma Costume A3 Sc2

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  • Shorter, unhemmed skirt - more range of movement, breaking free.
  • Removes headscarf - loss of hope and innocence (foreshadowing, symbolism).
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Juan Shirt

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White and linen to keep him cool in the fields, no individuality

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Juan Trousers

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  • Wide leg - space to move (farmer, heat).
  • Dirty green cotton - he is linked to nature but in a poisonous way.
  • Neat patches on knees to show Yerma caring for him.
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Juan Details

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  • Black leather laced shoes with worn soles to show his freedom.
  • Loose fit, shirt untucked, sleeves rolled - dressed for labour.
  • Distressed to look like he has picked up some mud.
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Juan Head Covering

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  • Cap - brown tweed to protect him from the sun.
  • Well-worn and fraying - he wrings it in his hands when he takes it off in the house.
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Juan Waistcoat

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  • dark grey - monotone
  • too big- makes him look small
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Maria Shirt

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  • White linen - cool
  • More open collar leaving her neck visible - less concerned with constraints.
  • Ruffled V neck - girlish and youthful
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Maria Skirt

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  • Blue - water i.e. fertile (symbolism)
  • Muslin - lighter and more elegant
  • Modest
  • Tight at her stomach - early signs of pregnancy
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Maria details

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  • Blue bow - youth and throwing to look pretty.
  • Uncovered hair, tied up.
  • White apron neat and clean - domestic, maternal role.
  • Soft black leather shoes which button across - lightly worn.
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Maria A2 Sc2

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  • Looser fitting shirt, sleeves rolled up, apron distressed to seem stained - motherhood.
  • Hair is covered by a simple blue cotton cloth - less focussed on her appearance.
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Victor Shirt

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White linen shirt - well tailored and fitted to show off his body

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Victor Suit

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Dark grey linen suit - matching to make him look more put together

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Victor Details

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Smartly polished shoes, no wear, no head covering - not as dedicated to his work

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Pagan Woman Shirt

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  • Off white - impure.
  • Wide, stiff, masculine collar - does not conform to the feminine ideal.
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Pagan Woman Skirt

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Layers of different colours and materials in eclectic patterns - implies she just picked upon things at random

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Pagan Woman Details

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No shawl, hair loose with head uncovered, poorly fitting and mended clothes.

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The Washerwomen

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  • Long linen skirts in muted colours and dark leather shoes with a button across strap.
  • They all wear white linen shirts of varying designs.
  • The older ones wear shawls, the younger ones are less likely to cover their heads.
  • The majority wear aprons.
  • Dirty, cheap material, cotton.
  • Rough material.

Yerma (10 decks)

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