A Cuna woman on one of the San Blas Islands (Panama) manufacturing a mola, a traditional blouse adorned with geometric or mythological motifs, just like the one she is wearing.

In the summer of 1985 the Indian Cultural Center in Sitak hired Margaret Gross as sewing instructor. The art includes the creation of so-called octopus bags and button blankets (see 29), two Tlingit specialties.

Mestizo woman making hats in her workshop. This craft is quite common among the inhabitants of the village of Monimbo, near Mayasa, Nicaragua. These hats are very popular with both farmers and visiting tourists. (Singer sewing machine) - 1977

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