Book
Kuna crafts, gender, and the global economy
University of Austin Press • Austin • Published In 1995 • Pages:
By: Tice, Karin E. (Karin Elaine).
Abstract
This document discusses the commercialization of Kuna women's clothing for sale in the global market. MOLA blouses, worn by the Kuna women of San Blas, Panama, have been commercialized since the 1960s and in the 1980s provided a primary source of income for the entire San Blas region. The author explores the effects on the division of labor by gender, social differentiation, and the commoditization of ethnicity of the shift from MOLA production designed for use to that of production for exchange (pp. 2-3).
- HRAF PubDate
- 1999
- Region
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub Region
- Central America
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle; 1997
- Field Date
- 1981-1984
- Coverage Date
- 960s-1980s
- Coverage Place
- San Blas Coast and Islands, Panama
- Notes
- Karin E. Tice
- LCCN
- 94016152
- LCSH
- Cuna Indians