Kuna Abstract Traditional Mola Hand Stitched Applique Bird Maze Art Cloth 73B




Item History & Price

Information:
Reference Number: Avaluer:16976016tribal excellent indian artist: great wall decor unique home accent
Provenance: american indian Kuna seamstress maker artistCountry of Manufacture: Panama
EXTREME DETAIL: TOOK A LONG TIME TO PRODUCEauthentic original tribal art: one of a kind applique handsewn handmade
extreme detail tiny stitches: outstanding bird maze 73BHandmade: Yes
decorator designer collector: makes great pillow cushionCreated by Indian from Panama: unique traditional Kuna Cuna Blouse panel
looks great framed on wall: we mat & frame upon requestCountry/Region of Manufacture: Panama
Original Description:
Detailed work: size is very large 18, 25" x 13" 
a mola this size and detailed takes twice aslong to create than a regular size mola.
You are buying theintricate detailed vintage mola in the first and 3rd photos, a highlycollectible & authentic folk art panel once created by a Kuna Indian.Extremely collectible: Outstanding vintage hand sewn mola, verydelicate work with an wonderful detailed geometric motif of birds with theintense parallel line background, saw tooth moti...fs and maze that accompaniesmany very detailed molas.
Time consuming to create completely by hand for this much detailedwork. Stunning masterpiece tour de force.collected in Ustupu Island, San Blas, Panama.
(and item number 73B, Category: Birds)  Molas are wonderful traditional folk art hand stitched fabricpanels that the Kuna women, from Indian tribes living in the remote San Blasislands off the coast of Panama, wear on the front and back of their blouses.They are masterpieces of time consuming intricate textile art, each created by anartistic accomplished seamstress with imagination, technique, originality andtalent and each is unique: they are delicately and minutely hand sewnrecreating either an abstract geometric motif reminiscent of body tattoos fromtheir past,   the brain coral thatsurrounds the islands, or inspired by kuna history, religion, shamanism ordaily life and by what surrounds the makers such as nature, birds, animals, etc…  and they are highly collectable inthe world or textiles and visual arts. We sell them to museums and collectors allover the world. Each of our molas was removed from a blouse after we purchased itand is an original authentic fabric panel.The most authentic, original, the purest andtruest of all molas ever created were the geometrics ones and a must for anyserious collection, harder and harder to locate today because most were createdfrom the 1940’s to the 1970’s, they are abstract masterpieces of handsewn applique.We pride ourselves in collecting direct, from village to village of the SanBlas Islands, only the most outstanding, detailed, handmade and colorful panelswe can find and the most traditional and oldest ones as well which are gettingharder and harder to find. We collect our molas one by one, in the field, to insurethat we get the best work, rendition, originality, art and authenticity, withthe best color combinations available in each island. These appliques, with fabrics of different colors, are panels that the women will later wearwith a great deal of pride as imagination, taste, technique and color combiningabilities affects each creation, which is often enhanced by minute and perfectlyrendered embroideries, the finished product earning respect  and status for the maker. Creating a detailedmola, on average, takes 1 month but it can take longer according to theintensity of the motifs, the difficulty of the pattern, the detail involved,  and the proximity of the stitches.  We only buy the best work that can be foundon the premises and remove the molas ourselves from the blouses.One cannot but admire the intense detail of the motifs and therichness of colors and embroideries of this unique disappearing art.                                               Some very demanding molasworkwise made by the best of experts show perfectly rendered backgrounds suchas these:1) Labyrinth backgroundinspired by brain coral.2) Tiny triangles lined withdifferent color fabrics.3) Crosses likemultiplication signs.4) Saw teeth lines Check Dominique Rice Oceania Store in Sun SentinelNewspaper, Fort Lauderdale, for information on our large collection ofauthentic art and rare artifacts. All our unusual handcrafted or rare items come with pages ofresearch and authenticity information concerning them, with history of thetribes and photos as well, depending on item and whenever possible. In the case of the molas, we will send you 5 lengthy documents withphotos referring to everything you need to know about them, from their historyto their spiritual meanings or messages, the traditions still embraced thruthem, and the difficult task of creating them. Molas are getting harderand harder to collect in the field and as a result have tripled or x 4 in priceon location, as the tradition is disappearing. We just returned from a trip toPanama and in many San Blas islands' villages, we did not find a single personwearing one or having one for sale. It saddened us a great deal to see such awonderful art not being passed on to the next generation anymore as theknowledge and beauty of creating these artistic fabric panels is being lost asa result, but the next generation, as everywhere else, is not interested increating 2 blouse panels that can take, each, 1 month or more to complete, andare looking forward to a more modern future, while wearing western clothing, since now many islands have electricity which leads to computers, cell phonesand TV’s and to the extinction of the need to craft.It is the first trip inoticed such a tremendous decrease in the production and wear of such awonderful and colorful traditional attire soon to be a distant memory. I amafraid true not-made-for-tourists molas which are the only kind we collect bychoice (unless we have requests for the other newer types: which are beautifulas well in their own respect, but were never worn on a blouse) will soon be allgone. To this day, we haveprized ourselves in collecting the best we can find: authentic traditionalblouse mola panels, that we remove from the blouses ourselves, purchasing themone by one direct from the islands’ artists: we only collect work created with handsewnstitches, sometimes so small they are almost invisible,  This is a fabric art thatwill be a thing of the past in a very near future. Additionalpictures placed here also show a variety of photos from our trips such as myhusband distributing goods to the Indian community, village scenes, a molabeing started, a Kuna woman wearing one, and also how they can be used in yourhome to create a great cheerful and colorful one of a kind accent.If you want to see some of our framed molas, framed in unique signed hand painted frames matching each mola, or the fundelightful pillows we create with them, each one of a kind as well, contact usso that we can send you pictures which will give you wonderful ideas on how todisplay and use them in your home. When shippinginternationally, we group ship multiple purchases to save you money, and findthe best rates available. If you have any questionsor want to see research conducted on this piece and photos of tribes, tell us.



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