• A close-up landscape photo of a Kuna woman in the Guna Yala region of Panama. The top of the frame starts just below her shoulders and continues several inches below her waist. Arms folded at her waist, each arm is wrapped with a single strand of colorful beads, with clusters of blue, red, and yellow sections. A watch is strapped over the wrist of her topmost arm. Her yellow print blouse displays large gray flowers outlined in black, with black leaves surrounding the buds. Her dark blue skirt features large beige-colored abstract patterns. She is a showcase of multiple colors.

    Beaded Armbands

    $822.00 – $2,832.00
    The San Blas Archipelago, off the northeastern coast of Panama, is home to the Kuna Yala—an indigenous people that inhabit its 365 coastal islands.  The only way to truly experience the islands is by sailboat, and we sailed them for a month.  Women wear mola blouses with patterned skirts, red and yellow head scarfs, arm and leg beads—as shown here.  I love the watch over the armbands.  Taken while we were cruising the San Blas in our sailboat 2001.
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  • Vertical photograph of a young Kuna woman in the Guna Yala region of Panama. The image focuses on her legs—spanning the bottom of her black and yellow patterned skirt, hemmed just above her knees, down to her feet. Her legs are tightly wrapped with yellow and terra cotta colored beads that form a geometric pattern on the calves of both legs. The colored lines change direction at right angles, similar to ancient Greek border patterns. She stands on compressed, matted green grass.

    Beaded Mosaic

    $822.00 – $2,832.00
    The San Blas Archipelago, off the northeastern coast of Panama, is home to the Kuna Yala—an indigenous people that inhabit its 365 coastal islands.  The only way to truly experience the islands is by sailboat, and we sailed them for a month. Women wear mola blouses with patterned skirts, red and yellow head scarfs, and arm and leg beads.  This intricate geometric beaded pattern needed to be hand strung, bead-by-bead, to display correctly on her small legs.  Image made while we were cruising Central America in our sailboat 2000-2001.
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