an introduction to the Kuna (cont.) p.1  p.2  p.3  p.4  p.5
collage of images from The Art of Being Kuna

They cultivate coconuts, bananas, plantain, and root crops as well as corn, rice and seasonal fruits.

  Patches of land are set aside for the spirits and botanical medicines. Monkeys, parrots, squirrels, wild pigs, and a variety of other animals also inhabit the mainland rainforest. Today, a cash economy exists alongside traditional subsistence farming and fishing.

Through the visual and verbal arts given to them by culture heroes like Ibeorgun, the Kuna express their feelings of admiration and appreciation for the natural environment, as well as their responsibility to protect the earth.
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