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Tonosiena Dress Shirt
![[This is a tonosiena dress shirt.]](http://www.panamatipico.com/imagenes2/2197.jpg)
This is a tonosiena dress shirt.
![[This style of shirt has a chinese-type neck. Here is a closeup view of it.]](http://www.panamatipico.com/imagenes2/2198.jpg)
This style of shirt has a chinese-type neck. Here is a closeup view of it.
![[A view of the multicolored buttons that decorate the shirt.]](http://www.panamatipico.com/imagenes2/2199.jpg)
A view of the multicolored buttons that decorate the shirt.
![[The bottom of the shirt ends in a series of folds.]](http://www.panamatipico.com/imagenes2/2200.jpg)
The bottom of the shirt ends in a series of folds.
![[A look at the arms of the tonosiena shirt.]](http://www.panamatipico.com/imagenes2/2201.jpg)
A look at the arms of the tonosiena shirt.
![[This is how the back of the shirt looks like.]](http://www.panamatipico.com/imagenes2/2202.jpg)
This is how the back of the shirt looks like.
![[Even though the original tonosiena is a male piece of attire, some blouses for women have been created inspired in the tonosienas.]](http://www.panamatipico.com/imagenes2/2203.jpg)
Even though the original tonosiena is a male piece of attire, some blouses for women have been created inspired in the tonosienas.
![[Sometimes, the work resulting in these beautiful shirts is performed and supported by whole families.]](http://www.panamatipico.com/imagenes2/2204.jpg)
Sometimes, the work resulting in these beautiful shirts is performed and supported by whole families.
By: The tonosiena is a traditional shirt of the peasants of the Tonosi, in the province of Los Santos. It is considered a dress shirt as opposed to a working shirt, and it was worn for Sunday Mass and special ocassions. The shirt is also called guaniquena for Guanico, a town in the Tonosi district. It is made of cotton fabric featuring stripes, usually in light blue. If features a Chinese neck and breast decorations that include tightly folded fabric and multicolored buttons. This buttons serve only for aesthetical purposes, since the cut of the tonosiena does not allow it to button up nor button down. It is put on from the top, as a t-shirt. The tonosiena is worn together with black pants or jeans, cutarra sandals and a nice pintado hat. It's becoming a popular attire amongst folklore dance groups. |
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