Wonderful Antigua Style Mola. Ship Anchors, Vintage 70s

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This Auction: we have another great vintage mola that is probably from around the 70s. This mola is antigua or old fashioned style which is reflected in the color scheme and the geometric shapes in the background. The symmetrical design is of 4 anchors in the spiral shape. This spiral shape is important in the Kuna culture because it represents life. Everything has a begining and an end and the Kunas do not fear death. This design is of the old style anchors that were seen on cruise ships and commerce ships when commerce began to arrive in San Blas. The two main layers of fabric are red and black with a significant layer of orange as well. This is a very well made that features invisible stitching. This mola was worn on a blouse. This mola measures aproximately 15x13. inches. As with all of our mola, it is completely handsewn by a Kuna Indian residing in the San Blas region of Panama. Thank you for looking. See our Store for more great molas and Panamanian Coffee! www./molasnmore Check out my other items ! THE MOLA: Molas are reverse appliques made by sewing various layers of fabric together. True molas are only made by Kuna Indians. This t ribe of Indians resides in La Comarca De San Blas, Panama. The only molas that are true and genuine will come from this specific group. The word Mola is blouse in the Kuna language. Kuna women used to paint designs on themselves which eventually evolved into making favric panels for blouses from fabric with similar designs. Today, Molas are used for many different things and come in various shapes and sizes. WHAT IS A GOOD QUALITY MOLA? Every person will find different molas beautiful. However are some general guidelines, Molas that are geometric and proportional are higher quality and more pleasing to the eye. Molas that are made from more layers of fabric are generally highly sought due to the complexity of the work. Molas that are neatly handsewn instead of machine sewn are also much more valuable because they take more work and time and are the genuine mola. Many Kuna Indians tell thier life stories with the creation of Molas. These Molas are more valuable because you are getting a piece of Kuna culture in your art work. OUR MOLAS: Our Molitas(small molas) are usually about 6x7 inches. Our regular Molas measure about 16x17 inches. If the item for auction is of a different size, we will specify in our description. Molas N' More appreciates the Kuna culture and we know you do too, this is why we strive to provide you with only the highest quality Molas while at the same time supporting the Kuna population. All of our Molas are handmade and come directly to you from Kuna Indians residing in the San Blas region. SPECIAL REQUEST??????: Molas N' More can obtain specific molas for our customers. Please email us with your request and we will see what we can do for you. We are always willing to go above and beyond for you! Payment: We currently accept only Paypal. Please do not bid if you do not have a PayPal account. If t are special circumstances and you wish to bid on an item but can not use PayPal for whatever reason, contact us before bidding and we may be able to work something out for you. I expect to be contacted by you with in 48 hours of the auction ending if you have not made the payment. SHIPPING: We ship directly to you from Panama City, Panama. Standard shipping should arrive in about 2-3 weeks and Expedited shipments will arrive in 1-2 weeks. We ship WORLDWIDE for a flat rate of $5 for standard and $15 for expidited shipments. We will combine shipping on all molas it is $3 for each additional item. If you would like to pay together to recieve a combined shipping rate, please email me after winning the first item. Thank you for your interest in our product, please email with any questions. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED! read more

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