por Daniel Arroyo | Mar 13, 2025
Cover Counter 16 THE “PAJARITA”, a symbol of the Serrano women who embroider The “pajarita serrana” is possibly the most widely represented animal in popular Serrano embroidery. These delicate flying figures are often crowned by a three-leafed plume, which could be an... por Daniel Arroyo | Mar 13, 2025
Cover Counter 15 At a crossroads of cultural paths, this solid, flat-ink embroidery is typical of the people who live in the Sierra de Francia. The figure shown here is a genuine vegetal arabesque that covers the entire piece. Animals are inserted into the winding... 
por Daniel Arroyo | Mar 13, 2025
Cover Counter 14 THE TREE OF LIFE. State Hermitage Museum Once again, we find the Tree of Life used as a symbol in popular Serrano embroidery. In this case, it as part of a border that accompanies a frontal composition embroidered in black, where we can also find a... 
por Daniel Arroyo | Mar 13, 2025
Counter Cover 13 VEGETAL MOTIFS Just like animal motifs, plant motifs are very common in popular Serrano embroidery, with both simple and composite representations, sometimes around a central figure and sometimes in boxes separated by insertion cloths joined by bobbin... 
por Daniel Arroyo | Mar 13, 2025
Counter Cover 12 THE DRAGON This type of dragon was more recently included in the iconography of popular Serrano embroidery, possibly dating from the second half of the 20th century. What makes it special is that it is always embroidered in shades of a single colour...
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