GUNA

Guna or Kuna is the name of an indigenous people of Panama and Colombia. They live in three politically autonomous “comarcas” or reservations in Panama and in a few small villages in Colombia.

The traditional costume of a Guna woman consists of a patterned blue cotton wrapped skirt, red and yellow headscarf, arm and leg beads, gold nose rings and earrings and the many layered and finely sewn mola panel blouse. The Guna are famous for their bright molas, a colorful textile art form made with the techniques of appliqué and reverse appliqué.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuna_people

 

In the deapth of the Darien Jungle lies a small community called Morti. It is inhabitted by Guna indians. Unlike their island relatives, they have had less contact with the outside world, mantaining the mola designs more pure. The traditional mola designs are called Apinigua. They are mainly geometrical, based on their ancestors body paintings, each design with a different
meaning and energy.
Currently, the women of Morti have gotten organized and created Pinsaed Nega (the House of Wisdom) a place were they can make their molas,
harvesting their traditions and reap their dream of reaching global markets.