Stories, Myths, Chants, and Songs of the Kuna Indians

"This book is an ethnographic, folkloric, literary, and scholarly treasure."

—The Journal of Latin American Anthropology

The Kuna Indians of Panama, probably best known for molas, their colorful appliqué blouses, also have a rich literary tradition of oral stories and performances. One of the largest indigenous groups in the South American tropics, the majority of them (about 70,000) reside in Kuna Yala, a st…