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My mola is a picture of my childhood rocking horse, Buttermilk, which my father made for me. The Kuna people create molas out of their own symbols and stories and many of them feature animals. I chose my rocking horse because it’s an animal—an abstract one, anyway—and it’s a part of my family history. After I was done with it, the horse was passed down through my siblings and cousins, which lead to the loss of part of its tail, which you can see in the mola.