For centuries, the Guna (previously known as Kuna), an Indigenous group residing in Panama and parts of neighboring Colombia, ... a tour guide at the Museo de la Mola (MUMO) in Panama City.

Molas, a traditional textile craft, are made from layers of colored fabric that are stitched and cut using applique techniques to create patterns and pictures.They originated in Panama, with the wo… ...

Mola is a sewing tradition of the Kona tribe from the San Blas islands of Panama, with this example on display at the Tucson Museum of Art in Arizona. (Beth J. Harpaz/Associated Press) Molas, a ...

Molas, a traditional textile craft, are made from layers of colored fabric that are stitched and cut using applique techniques to create patterns and pictures. They originated in Panama, with the ...

This exhibition, from the collection of Joyce Cheney, features over 60 exquisite examples of molas made by Kuna women in Panama in the latter part of the 20th century. Mola is the word for both ...

The craft started in the San Blas islands of Panama but it has fans worldwide.

“We eat shellfish a lot,” he said matter-of-factly. “Lobster, crab, turtle.” Yes, the Kuna eat endangered turtles. But lobster and crab are not endangered in Panama.

Molas, a traditional textile craft, are made from layers of colored fabric that are stitched and cut using applique techniques to create patterns and pictures. They originated in Panama, with the w… ...