• Panama City: Guna Mola Workshop with Indigenous Instructor
  • Panama City: Guna Mola Workshop with Indigenous Instructor
  • Panama City: Guna Mola Workshop with Indigenous Instructor
  • Panama City: Guna Mola Workshop with Indigenous Instructor
  • Panama City: Guna Mola Workshop with Indigenous Instructor
  • Panama City: Guna Mola Workshop with Indigenous Instructor
  • Panama City: Guna Mola Workshop with Indigenous Instructor
  • Panama City: Guna Mola Workshop with Indigenous Instructor
  • Panama City: Guna Mola Workshop with Indigenous Instructor
  • Panama City: Guna Mola Workshop with Indigenous Instructor
  • Panama City: Guna Mola Workshop with Indigenous Instructor
  • Panama City: Guna Mola Workshop with Indigenous Instructor
  • Panama City: Guna Mola Workshop with Indigenous Instructor
  • Panama City: Guna Mola Workshop with Indigenous Instructor
  • Panama City: Guna Mola Workshop with Indigenous Instructor
  • Panama City: Guna Mola Workshop with Indigenous Instructor
  • Panama City: Guna Mola Workshop with Indigenous Instructor

Panama City: Guna Mola Workshop with Indigenous Instructor

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ID: GYG1487306-2272130
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Paese: Panama

Durata: 02:30 ore


Descrizione

Mola workshop offers an immersive cultural experience into Guna indigenous traditions. Led by Igua, a Guna artisan educated in the US, the session combines practical crafting with historical context.
Participating in a mola workshop delivers an extraordinary cultural experience right in Panama City. Molas represent a cornerstone of traditional dress for the Guna indigenous people. You'll encounter women wearing these stunning pieces throughout San Blas or within the city itself, where a vibrant Guna community thrives.

Across Guna communities, women typically begin their mola-making education during adolescence or even younger. At the workshop, you'll develop proficiency in this demanding reverse appliqué technique. Creating a mola involves layering two to seven fabric pieces and meticulously cutting through each layer to reveal the intricate design. Mola quality varies considerably, directly influencing their cost. Depending on design complexity, completing a single mola demands anywhere from two weeks to half a year of dedicated work.

Igua, who leads the workshop, is an English-speaking Guna woman whose education in the United States was made possible through a prestigious scholarship. Beyond facilitating workshops, she serves as a guide, artisan, and graphic designer. Her professional journey encompasses roles at the Reprosa jewelry store and the Biomuseo. The workshop concept emerged from questions posed by Biomuseo visitors, inspiring Igua to establish an educational program that shares the mola's cultural heritage and significance—expertise she has cultivated since childhood at age seven.

The mola workshop incorporates a traditional Guna song that participants will learn. You'll explore the mola's profound meaning and the Guna people's compelling history through visual narratives. You'll also craft your own small mola, with all materials supplied for your use.

Punti salienti

  • Learn how to make a small mola which you can keep.
  • Led an expert mola artisan who has been crafting molas since the age of seven.
  • Learn the rich history of the Guna people through visual storytelling.

Lingue guida

INFORMAZIONI IMPORTANTI
The activity will take place in Casco Viejo, and the exact location will be confirmed prior to the workshop. The preferred time is from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., although this can be adjusted according to the participants' preferences.
We will confirm the location of the workshop. It will be in Casco Viejo. We work with a few venues.
INCLUSO
  • Instructor
  • Threads, needles, fabrics, and scissors with points
  • Small mola
  • Taxes
  • Workshop location
NON INCLUSO
  • Food
  • Drinks

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Cancellazioni

Questa escursione può essere annullata senza costi fino a 24 ore prima dell'inizio del viaggio. Se la annulli dopo 24 ore o non ti presenti all'escursione, ti verrà comunque addebitato il prezzo intero dell'attività. Essere in ritardo al ritiro o alla partenza sarà considerato come non presentarsi.