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Magnificent Molas: The Art of the Kuna Indians
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Magnificent Molas: The Art of the Kuna Indians Hardcover - 2000

by Michel Perrin


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This sumptuous new book reveals more than 300 fabric "paintings" made and worn by the women of the Kuna, a tribe of indians that live on the coral islands off Panama's Atlantic coast. Lively, varied, original and full of humor, Mola art has an astonishing relationship with tradition but in many ways looks contemporary and is prized by museums and private collectors throughout the world. The lavish images reveal the setting, lifestyle, gestures and beauty of the Kuna women practising their art. French anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss has praised Michel Perrin's brilliant demonstration of the links between Mola textile art and Kuna ritual and body decoration. Perrin depicts the significant events that took place during his field research and shares with us his discussions with the Kuna women and their opinions about techniques and aesthetics. The book also includes excerpts from myths and traditional accounts about the rituals, animals, plants, and objects that have stimulated the imagination and inspired the Kuna women to create these magnificent design

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  • Title Magnificent Molas: The Art of the Kuna Indians
  • Author Michel Perrin
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition FLAMMARION
  • Pages 200
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Flammarion-Pere Castor, France
  • Date January 31, 2000
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9782080136749 / 2080136747
  • Weight 3.5 lbs (1.59 kg)
  • Dimensions 11.3 x 11.4 x 0.83 in (28.70 x 28.96 x 2.11 cm)
  • Dewey Decimal Code 746.9
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