Molas are a kind of art that Cuna Indians make in Panama. Molas are made out of cloth and have pretty designs made on them. They are very hard to make because of the careful planning and small details. To make them, you have to have a lot of creativity. There are stories about Molas.
Molas are very popular.
The Molas have at least two layers of colorful designs. The Molas have lots of patterns and are very abstract. It takes interesting techniques of basic art and practice to make Molas. The original molas were made by Cuna Indian women and were worn as shirts. During a ceremony, the Cuna women put sappi karta sakkan tree sap on their heads because they thought that the God of Creativity who lives in that tree would give them ideas for their molas.