Collection: China Poblana

China Poblana is the way to designate the typical costume of women from Puebla, Mexico.

In the 16th century, in almost all of the American territory, the Spanish used the word "China" to designate indigenous women and then to the mestizas they hired as servants or young men.

The skirt's embroidery features an eagle holding a snake in its mouth, representing the design of Mexico's national coat of arms. 

The eagle, typical of North America, symbolizes strength and good. In Aztec mythology, it represents the god Huitzilopochtli.

The snake represents evil, the enemy of the Mexican nation. However, the eagle dominates the snake, so good triumphs over evil.