Toy, Jewelry, & Antique Auction 03/01/2020
Bidding starts: March 1, 2020 at
01:00 PM EST
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Closing begins: March 1, 2020 at
07:00 PM EST
Clearwater, FL
Auction Type: Live
Item # 161
3 Framed & 12 Unframed Panama Kuna Molas
The first designs that Kuna women developed for mola panels relate to the body painting that had been traditional for centuries. Mola-makers transformed images of daily life and of the flora and fauna of their islands into mola designs. Each panel is constructed of multiple layers of cloth of contrasting colors. The layers are carefully snipped, peeled back to reveal the underlying colors and stitched together to create the pattern. The technique is sometimes referred to as reverse applique. Molas can often have as many as four colored layers of cloth with extra color pieces and embroidery accents added. It takes many hours of sewing to create even the simplest mola.
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