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Kuna Crafts, Gender, and the Global Economy / Karin E. Tice.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Austin : University of Texas Press, [2021]Copyright date: ©1995Description: 1 online resource (240 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780292799912
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 330.97287
LOC classification:
  • F1565.2.C8T53 1995eb
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical Framework -- 3. Traveling to San Blas -- 4. Political Economy of San Blas -- 5. Mola Commercialization -- 6. Mola Production, Exchange, and Use -- 7. Kuna Women Organize -- 8. Tourism and Molas on Carti-Sugtupu -- 9. The Mola Cooperative on Tupile -- 10. Molas and Middlemen in Mansucun: A Discussion of Female-supported Households -- 11. Insights from San Blas: Crafts, Gender, and the Global Economy -- Appendix: Methodology -- Notes -- Glossary of Kuna and Spanish Terms -- References -- Index
Summary: 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 political economic history within a larger global context of international trade, political intrigue, and ethnic tourism to offer insights concerning commercial craft production that apply far beyond the Kuna case. These findings, based on extensive ethnographic field research, constitute important reading for scholars and students of anthropology, women's studies, and economics. They also offer an indigenous perspective on the twentieth-century version of Columbus's landing—the arrival of a cruise ship bearing wealthy, souvenir-seeking tourists.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical Framework -- 3. Traveling to San Blas -- 4. Political Economy of San Blas -- 5. Mola Commercialization -- 6. Mola Production, Exchange, and Use -- 7. Kuna Women Organize -- 8. Tourism and Molas on Carti-Sugtupu -- 9. The Mola Cooperative on Tupile -- 10. Molas and Middlemen in Mansucun: A Discussion of Female-supported Households -- 11. Insights from San Blas: Crafts, Gender, and the Global Economy -- Appendix: Methodology -- Notes -- Glossary of Kuna and Spanish Terms -- References -- Index

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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 political economic history within a larger global context of international trade, political intrigue, and ethnic tourism to offer insights concerning commercial craft production that apply far beyond the Kuna case. These findings, based on extensive ethnographic field research, constitute important reading for scholars and students of anthropology, women's studies, and economics. They also offer an indigenous perspective on the twentieth-century version of Columbus's landing—the arrival of a cruise ship bearing wealthy, souvenir-seeking tourists.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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