Note: Pierre Gaisseau explains material on his tapes of the indigenous Guna (formerly known as Kuna) of Panama. These include recordings of rituals for funeral and for a difficult birth (incorporating a creation myth). Images of the mother's womb as a jar and as a hammock. Women sing love songs and lullabies. Shamans (all male) are trained, memorize rituals. Clairvoyants are born (often with a caul). Can be female. Alan Lomax: They sing more lullabies than any people I know. Guna means "cradle" in Spanish, doesn't it? Pierre Gaisseau on the history of the term "Guna" since the time of Columbus. Origin of the Guna on Pacific coast. Place names. Historical evidence from Juan de la Costa and Dampier's surgeon who lived with the Indians. Guna customs are the same but vocabulary doesn't correspond.