Museo Del Mundillo Slideshow
MUNDILLO: A BRIEF HISTORY More than two centuries ago. The art of mundillo developed in Moca. It arrived in Puerto Rico with the colonization of the island. The result of migrations from Spain, France, England, Germany and other countries with a lace tradition, mundillo is a form of boddin lace known for its particular repertoire of patterns used to decorate the clothing of infants and adults. Mundillo remains important in Moca and in surrounding counties as part of the local economy, supplementing the income of myriad factory workers in the sugar and needlework industries during the 1920 to 1960. Women worked in the home or in clothing factories located on the west side of the island. A large part of the clothing produced was exported to New York to be sold in department stores. Many women made mundillo to supplement the low wages earned in factory work. With time, the sugar industry and the needlework industry disappeared from Puerto Rico in search of lower cost of produ...