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    The Kuna Indians of the San Blas Archipelago in Central America make colorful art called molas by stitching together layers of cloth and cutting designs through the layers to show the patterns and colors underneath, with the designs coming from everyday life, nature, dreams, and animals. Women of the Kuna tribe create molas both for their own clothing and to sell.

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    The Kuna Indians of the San Blas Archipelago in Central America make colorful art called molas by stitching together layers of cloth and cutting designs through the layers to show the patterns and colors underneath, with the designs coming from everyday life, nature, dreams, and animals. Women of the Kuna tribe create molas both for their own clothing and to sell.

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    Cuna Indian Molas

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    The Kuna Indians of the San Blas Archipelago in Central America make colorful art called molas by stitching together layers of cloth and cutting designs through the layers to show the patterns and colors underneath, with the designs coming from everyday life, nature, dreams, and animals. Women of the Kuna tribe create molas both for their own clothing and to sell.

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    How People from

    different Cultures and


    Places make Art
    Kuna Indians of Central America

    • San Blas Archipelago


    • 47,000 people
    Molas
    • Layers of colorful
    cloth stitched together
    • Designs are cut to
    show the layers
    beneath
    • Designs come from:
    everyday life, nature,
    dreams, animals
    Mola Layers
    Women make
    molas for
    clothing and
    to sell.

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