Webinar: “Painting with Scissors: Mola Art of the Kuna (Guna) Indians” with Tom Hannaher, Collector, Entrepreneur and Inventor. Co-sponsored by Textile Museum Associates of Southern California (Tma/Sc) and New England Rug Society (Ners.) Virtual via Zoom: 10 am Pacific / 1 pm Eastern, Saturday, February 12, 2022. Free with Registration: https://tinyurl.com/TMAMolasWarp Molas are panels used in blouses worn by women of the Kuna (Guna) culture of Panama and Colombia. Using a combination of applique, reverse applique, and embroidery, Kuna women create dazzling imagery based on Kuna mythology, customs, and daily life. They also seek graphic inspiration from non-Kuna references ranging from political posters to cartoons to advertising campaigns. This presentation by Tom Hannaher will focus on pre-1970 examples and will include a number of unpublished masterpieces, some from the early part of the 20th century. Many of the pieces are from the collections of Kit Kapp and Ann Parker Neal, two authors of early books on mola art. Based in Santa Fe, nm, and Marblehead, ma, Tom Hannaher is a serial entrepreneur, inventor, and collector of the art of indigenous peoples. Tom started collecting rugs and textiles in the 1980s and exhibited his collection of pre-Columbian coca bags at acor in 2006. An avid collector of molas, Tom has what is likely to be the world's largest collection of vintage art by the Kuna (Guna) Culture of Panama, with more than 3,000 molas, 800 carvings, 150 ledger drawings, and 200 articles of jewelry. He is the founder of the Kuna Art Society on Facebook, and is the author of the book Kuna Art, the publication of which is expected in 2022. ***Register For Free: https://tinyurl.com/TMAMolasWarp Tma/Sc Newsletter: https://files.constantcontact.com/a37991c4801/31e2f582-2b7d-40d2-ae8c-38... Ners website: https://www.ne-rugsociety.org/