Crested bird with long tail plumes mola, hand stitched Guna panel from Panama, 17 by 11 inches

A Crested Bird Showing Off Its Tail Kuna Mola

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Crested bird with long tail plumes mola, hand stitched Guna panel from Panama, 17 by 11 inches
  • Crested bird with long tail plumes mola, hand stitched Guna panel from Panama, 17 by 11 inches
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  • Crested bird with long tail plumes mola, hand stitched Guna panel from Panama, 17 by 11 inches
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  • Crested bird with long tail plumes mola, hand stitched Guna panel from Panama, 17 by 11 inches
  • Panama mola panel, black panel with lime green tail feathers and a striped pink wing, hand stitched reverse applique
  • Hand stitched Guna mola from Guna Yala Panama, maroon and orange leaves along the lower edge in applique
  • Crested bird with long tail plumes mola, hand stitched Guna panel from Panama, 17 by 11 inches
  • Panama mola panel, black panel with lime green tail feathers and a striped pink wing, hand stitched reverse applique
A Crested Bird Showing Off Its Tail Kuna Mola

A Crested Bird Showing Off Its Tail Kuna Mola

$21.89
$21.89 $29.99

A Crested Bird Showing Off Its Tail Mola is a hand sewn textile by a Guna (Kuna) artisan in Panama. A crested dove spreads across the panel with long lime green tail plumes sweeping to one side, and small arch shapes run along its body like beads. It carries the quiet confidence of something that knows it is beautiful and does not need to say so. At 17 inches wide and 11 inches high, it is wide enough to hang over a bed or a sofa without looking lost. Your living room or a sunny landing would show it off well.

Molas are built by stacking several layers of colored cotton, then cutting down through one layer at a time so the colors underneath show through, and turning every raw edge under and stitching it closed by hand. The technique is called reverse appliqué, and a good panel is judged by how fine the stitches are and how many layers deep the cutting goes. This one came from Guna Yala, the San Blas islands off Panama's Caribbean coast, where the designs draw on the birds, fish, plants and geometric patterns of the islands and rainforest. It is ready to frame, mount, or sew into a pillow or a quilt panel, and no two are ever alike.

Founded in 1991, TraderBrock celebrates the handcraft of Latin America's indigenous peoples. Every piece comes from Guna, Wounaan and Emberá artisans we know by name, and all profits are reinvested in their communities for education, tools and the teaching of ancestral techniques. Buying from TraderBrock helps keep their culture and their traditions alive.

Width: 17"
Height: 11"
SKU: PM0418T

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