Magnificent Molas: The Art of the Kuna Indians [Hardcover]

Michel Perrin (Author)

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Hardcover: 200 pages
Publisher: Flammarion (Jan 31 2000)
Language: French
ISBN-10: 2080136747
ISBN-13: 978-2080136749
Product Dimensions: 29 x 2.3 x 28.8 cm
Shipping Weight: 1.6 Kg
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #454,501 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #19 in Books > History > Americas > Central America > Panama
- #65 in Books > Nonfiction > Social Sciences > Anthropology > Ethnology

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Book Description

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 Lévi-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 designs.

316 color illustrations

About the Author

Director of research at the CNRS (the National Center for Scientific Research), MICHEL PERRIN is a member of the Laboratoire d'Anthropologie Sociale at the Collège de France and has taught at the EHESS and the University of Paris. An American Indian specialist, Michel Perrin's research has focused on mythology, symbolism, traditional medecine and art.

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5.0 out of 5 stars the ultimate praise of kuna arts, Jan 15 2007

By Zwilling Gosta "Goesta C. Zwilling" - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Magnificent Molas: The Art of the Kuna Indians (Hardcover)

My wife is a fiber artist and I am the webmaster of her site. We own nearly 4.000 books and we have gladly added Magnificent Molas by Michel Perrin to our collection. It is difficult to imagine that anyone could do better than Perrin. His Magnificent Molas is a remarkable book in every sense: illustrations, text, layout and printing are all of highest level and come together in a well documented and passionate praise of the magnificent textile art of the kuna indians and their culture. It is even well written, so it makes pleasure to read. This book is a must for those who are interested primitive and textile arts.

Gösta & Agostina Zwilling, Verona, Italy

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Most Amazing Book On Molas, Sep 13 2011

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This is just an incredible book. If you have ever been to the San Blas Islands (just off the Atlantic coast of Panama), you will certainly want this book. I was there in 2002 during a trip to the Panama Canal and the book is such a treasure. I'm so glad I found it. The pictures are wonderful. This is a MUST HAVE book for the textile person on your Christmas list.

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