{"product_id":"two-birds-tucked-inside-gourds-kuna-mola","title":"Two Birds Tucked Inside Gourds Kuna Mola","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo Birds Tucked Inside Gourds Mola is a hand sewn textile by a Guna (Kuna) artisan in Panama. Two birds sit tucked inside rounded gourds, each with a leafy sprig sprouting above and a scalloped bed of dots below, like nests in a garden. It has the sweet, cozy feel of a picture book you loved as a child. It is 14.5 inches wide and 12 inches high, a compact size that suits a small frame or a cushion front. Hang it in a child's room or a sitting room where you curl up with a book.\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 14.5\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e PM0370T\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TraderBrock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52989666623719,"sku":"xoj1793818759898","price":21.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0794\/3500\/6183\/files\/two-birds-tucked-inside-gourds-kuna-mola_1.jpg?v=1793818801","url":"https:\/\/tg04ph-vn.myshopify.com\/products\/two-birds-tucked-inside-gourds-kuna-mola","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}