Kuna Crafts, Gender, and the Global Economy

Name: Kuna Crafts, Gender, and the Global Economy
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ISBN: 9780292781375

ISBN-10: 0292781377

ISBN-13: 9780292781375

Edition: 1995

Authors: Karin E. Tice

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Brightly colored and intricately designed, molas have become popular with buyers across the United States, Europe, and Japan, many of whom have never heard of the San Blas Kuna of Panama who make the fabric pictures that adorn the clothing, wall hangings, and other goods we buy. In this study, Karin Tice explores the impact of the commercialization of mola production on Kuna society, one of the most important, yet least studied, social changes to occur in San Blas in this century. She argues that far from being a cohesive force, commercialization has resulted in social differentiation between the genders and among Kuna women residing in different parts of the region. She also situates this…

Book details

List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication date: 4/1/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 6.05" wide x 8.98" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.990



Acknowledgments



Introduction



Theoretical Framework



Traveling to San Blas



Political Economy of San Blas



Mola Commercialization



Mola Production, Exchange, and Use



Kuna Women Organize



Tourism and Molas on Carti-Sugtupu



The Mola Cooperative on Tupile



Molas and Middlemen in Mansucun: A Discussion of Female-supported Households



Insights from San Blas: Crafts, Gender, and the Global Economy


Appendix: Methodology Notes


Glossary of Kuna and Spanish Terms


References


Index