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Author Marks, Diana, 1954- author.

Title Molas : dress, identity, culture / Diana Marks
Published Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, [2016]

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 254 pages)
Contents An explanation for the development of the Kuna Indian mola blouse -- Creating molas -- The mola as worn : a visual assessment -- Motivation : the process of mola making -- Motivation : the benefits of mola making -- Motivation : creating and maintaining the Kuna nation -- Appendix A. Mola sewing terms and techniques -- Appendix B. Reviewing one hundred years of mola development
Summary This book, based on original research, explores the origin of the mola in the early twentieth century, how it became part of the everyday dress of Kuna women, and its role in creating Kuna identity
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 18, 2016)
Subject Molas.
Cuna Indians -- Clothing
Cuna Indians -- Ethnic identity
molas.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
Cuna Indians -- Ethnic identity
Molas
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2016005327
ISBN 9780826357076
0826357075