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Original Colorful Mola ~ Superb ~ Handcrafted Fabric Art Work, Kuna Indian, San Blas Island, Panama - Gorgeous Light Color Wood Frame, Mola Art under non-glare glass ... For life-long protection.
Custom Frame with non-glare glass measures approx. 20-1/8" wide by 14-1/8" high by 1-1/8" thick.
Mola Art measures approx. 16-1/8" wide by 10" high.
Excellent Vintage condition...No flaws that we can find. Ready to hang on your wall.
Mola History: A short 30 minute flight from Panama City will take you several centuries back into the past, as you visit the San Blas Islands of the Kuna people, who still keep their old lifestyle and traditions.
The Archipelago is composed of over three hundred islands, some inhabited, some not, some named others remaining nameless to this day, all of them surrounded with crystal clear waters. It is Paradise found.
The Kuna people wear dresses adorned with hand made molas, as well as colored bead ornaments on their wrists and ankles. Chains, pectorals, a red headress, and gold noserings complete their every-day attire.
Molas are undoubtedly the most famous art produced in Panama. The Kuna women have been sewing these works of art for years. They incorporate them into their clothing, usually with one mola serving as the front of the blouse, and another for the back. The mola is often described as a reverse appliqué. For each color of cloth that you see there is a piece of cloth of that color sewn into the mola. Each mola is hand-stitched with thousand of stitches. The theme of the mola is determined by the imagination of the artist.
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