Kuna Mola Reverse Applique Traditional Flower Hand sewn

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Check my “Me” page on ebay (next to the star with my number of transactions) for valuable information about all we carry besides what is currently listed since we do not have time to list everything at once and will add these other items as time permits. If you have any questions, contact us at . When shipping internationally, we group ship multiple purchases to save you money, and find the best rates which ebay often fails to calculate right. You are buying 1 mola, the one on the first photo, an outstanding traditional quality piece with flowers in bloom on a detailed time consuming to create maze labyrinth background. This is a very traditional mola one of a kind and perfectly rendered. Absolute perfection of lines & symmetry on these vintage molas created with great precision and detail over a month’s time or more, each with an intense traditional background of very time consuming minute parallel lines or tiny little triangles, or labyrinth motifs reminiscent of the natural maze of the brain coral that surrounds the islands and provide the artists with some of their ideas. Wonderful traditional panel piece. Very large: 16" x 2", intense work! If you purchase 5 molas from us, we will give you a free gift, a colorful mola that has already been professionally stretched, and matted with acid free mats, under cellophane and ready to go, makes a great gift. These are outstanding detailed needlework collectables, Folk art pieces, unique vintage mola reverse applique panels created by a Cuna Indian from Panama, collected in Mamitopo Island , San Blas , Panama . If you have any questions or if you are interested in different motifs (we have many molas available that we can list for you and we are adding a few examples of others that are listed as well here to give you an idea of styles + we are showing you a few ways to use them in your decor as pillows or framed) please contact with any questions. Sorry if I sometimes cut off some of the mola while taking the photo but it is complete with no rips. Additional photos placed here show a variety of photos from our trips such as my husband distributing goods to the Indian community, village scenes, a mola being started, a Kuna woman wearing one, as the molas are part of the Cuna Indian traditional blouse and there is a panel in front and back per blouse. Panels can take months to create and are the pride of the maker and owner-wearer. All our unusual handcrafted or rare items come with pages of research, photos, and authenticity information concerning them. In the case of the molas, we will send you 5 lengthy documents with photos referring to everything you need to know about them, from their history to their spiritual meanings or messages, the traditions still embraced thru them, and the difficult task of creating them. We search for and buy only the best of everything we carry, straight from the people and artists who created such masterpieces of reverse applique or applique and embroideries, over a period of months, in the remote islands off the coast of Panama . The Kuna live in very remote communities and their inspiration comes mostly from the wild life and nature around them. This unique Textile Art piece was once the frontal decoration adorning a Cuna woman Blouse. It is a wonderful museum quality authentic vintage collector mola with the intense traditional detail typical to the old ones. We only collect the finest authentic vintage molas in perfect condition, I pick them one at a time in the villages, direct from the Cuna Indians in the San Blas islands. I only handpick molas (that have been on blouses) with the most perfect artistic designs and imagination and I remove the molas from the blouses myself afterwards. I select these works of intricate reverse applique art according to the most originality & beauty of design and pattern, with the best color combinations, the tig... read more

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