Two bold yellow dog heads facing opposite ways mola, hand stitched Guna panel from Panama, 20 by 12 inches

Village Dogs Drawn Half From Memory Panama Mola

$20.39 $29.99
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Two bold yellow dog heads facing opposite ways mola, hand stitched Guna panel from Panama, 20 by 12 inches
  • Two bold yellow dog heads facing opposite ways mola, hand stitched Guna panel from Panama, 20 by 12 inches
  • Panama mola panel, dense maze shapes in white, pink and blue below the animals, hand stitched reverse applique
  • Hand stitched Guna mola from Guna Yala Panama, strong yellow line work on a black cotton ground
  • Two bold yellow dog heads facing opposite ways mola, hand stitched Guna panel from Panama, 20 by 12 inches
  • Panama mola panel, dense maze shapes in white, pink and blue below the animals, hand stitched reverse applique
  • Two bold yellow dog heads facing opposite ways mola, hand stitched Guna panel from Panama, 20 by 12 inches
  • Panama mola panel, dense maze shapes in white, pink and blue below the animals, hand stitched reverse applique
  • Hand stitched Guna mola from Guna Yala Panama, strong yellow line work on a black cotton ground
  • Two bold yellow dog heads facing opposite ways mola, hand stitched Guna panel from Panama, 20 by 12 inches
  • Panama mola panel, dense maze shapes in white, pink and blue below the animals, hand stitched reverse applique
Village Dogs Drawn Half From Memory Panama Mola

Village Dogs Drawn Half From Memory Panama Mola

$20.39 $29.99

Village Dogs Drawn Half From Memory Mola is a hand sewn textile by a Guna (Kuna) artisan in Panama. Two dogs turn away from each other while the cloth around them breaks into dense maze shapes, so they seem to stand in a pattern that will not hold still. It has an offbeat, folk art energy that keeps you coming back to it. At 20 inches wide and 12 inches high, it is a big, wide panel that can carry a whole wall in a den or a long hallway. The upper edge is left plain and unbound, which is simply how this one was finished.

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: 20"
Height: 12"
SKU: PM3646T

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