Museum of Ethnology. Corona, 36
Why does the museu d’Etnologia do the focus on the traditional clothing of Alcublas? Because in this town of the Serranía it is tradition that families treasure in an arch the clothing inherited from generation to generation, fact that has allowed them to preserve pieces with more than 200 years of life and are still used today. The traditional clothing is given so much importance that is part of the family heritage, Together with the house and the land. That is why the most valuable pieces, Like the silk scarf without finishing that the museum exhibits, have been cut in half, looking for an equitable distribution of the trousseau. In The unveiled tradition We can see mannequins carrying the mayor of Mayoral, of Besquiña and Churra - the most identifying of the Alcublana woman—, A unique justillo for a pregnant and infant woman adapted to the curvature of the belly and with some windows at the height of the nipples and a baptism costume made with inherited scarves that was used for the last time in December of 2019. When Alcublas dresses up, It seems to return to the past ". S.M.
