{"product_id":"a-twin-headed-crested-eagle-keeping-watch-kuna-mola","title":"A Twin Headed Crested Eagle Keeping Watch Kuna Mola","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Twin Headed Crested Eagle Keeping Watch Mola is a hand sewn textile by a Guna (Kuna) artisan in Panama. Two heads face outward from one broad eagle whose wings run the whole width of the panel, and chevrons step down its chest to small zigzag feet. There is real power in it, the kind that quietly steadies a busy room. It is 16 inches wide and 10 inches high, a good scale for a frame above a sofa or desk. Hang it in a study or library, or over your desk as a lookout while you work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMolas 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFounded 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e PM0501T\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TraderBrock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52989734617319,"sku":"msu1793820258598","price":18.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0794\/3500\/6183\/files\/a-twin-headed-crested-eagle-keeping-watch-kuna-mola_1.jpg?v=1793820271","url":"https:\/\/tg04ph-vn.myshopify.com\/products\/a-twin-headed-crested-eagle-keeping-watch-kuna-mola","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}