Pava (Puerto Rico)
A pava is a straw hat hand-woven made out of the leaves of Palm tree. It originated in the fields on Puerto Rico, during the colonial period, it was used by the agricultural workers, particularly sugar cane cutters, coffee pickers and other workers to protect them from the sun.
Cultural significance
The pava hat is worn by farmers and jíbaros (country folk). Children and adults wear the pava when they dress up like a jíbaro.[1][2]
Bad Bunny wears a pava hat in his Debí Tirar Más Fotos promotional material[3] and for his No Me Quiero Ir de Aquí 2025 concerts in Puerto Rico.[4][5]
Gallery
The late Ángel O. Berríos drinking coffee and wearing his pava during a political campaign
black and white photo at Hacienda Lealtad features a jíbaro wearing a pava
See also
References
- ↑ Clemente, Yaritza Rivera; Vocero, El (29 July 2019). "Jolgorio y fiesta fuera de La Fortaleza". El Vocero de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ↑ Milagros, María de los (16 July 2019). "Jíbaro de nueve años lleva protesta a Fortaleza". Metro (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ↑ Flores, Griselda (May 5, 2025). "Bad Bunny Dons Traditional Puerto Rican Pava Hat at Met Gala 2025". Billboard. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
- ↑ Colón, Ana (August 22, 2025). "How Bad Bunny's Residency Is Boosting Puerto Rico's Local Fashion Economy". Vogue. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
- ↑ Baez, Janeyliz (October 15, 2025). ""No Me Quiero Ir de Aquí: Una Más": Bad Bunny's love letter to Puerto Rico". CHAT News. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
External links
- Las pavas y su historia artesanal en Puerto Rico Archived 2015-11-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)