Panama
I am currently on vacation in the Republic of Panama for a friend's wedding. I graduated from high school here and it has been almost 10 years since my last visit. These are some pictures I have taken from the first couple of days, visiting the beach and doing the normal tourist things.
Playa Santa Clara on the Pacific side of Panama.
The mola is an intricate, hand stitched design that has evolved to the original geometric, symmetrical shapes into more elaborate creations of animals and even entire underwater scenes. The designs are used for clothing, decoration, and pretty much anything you can think of using them for.
A native Panamanian, a Kuna indian, sews a mola at an open air market.
These are hand carved tagua nuts represent the myriad of poison dart frogs that are found throughout Panama. The rock-hard tagua nuts have to be specially treated before they become soft enough to carve.
Posted by Angela Kershner on 04/03 at 03:11 PM
That’s really cool, Angie!
I’ve seen tagua nut jewelry and carvings/figurines before, and they’re beautiful.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen mola before, and I think it’s fascinating.
Hope you’re having a great time! Thanks for sharing these photos! It’s like a momentary mini-vacation from the dreary weather here.