ETHNOGRAPHIC HANDSEWN ABSTRACT MOTIF KUNA WOMENS ART PANAMA TEXTILE




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Reference Number: Avaluer:49818710Featured Refinements: Collectible Mola
Country/Region of Manufacture: PanamaHandmade: Yes
Provenance: Ownership History Not AvailableModified Item: No
Original Description:
EXTRAORDINARY MOTIF rOF 5 CATS 2 UMBRELLAS ORIGINAL PREMIUM KUNA HANDMADE TEXTILE ART Type of Object: MOLA ART DOLPHIN / MERMAID Ethnic Group: KUNA / GUNA Country of Origin: PANAMA Materials: APPLIQUED COTTON FABRIC PANEL Approximate Age: 10 + years Dimensions: 12.0" by 14.0" Weight: 93.0grams; 0.21 lbs; 3.3 oz Overall Condition: Used, but ONE-OF-A -KIND ART (some color fading)Shipping & Handling Detail: US BUYERS: Secure shipping and insurance will be determined by territory ...at close of auction. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS: Secure shipping and insurance will be determined by territory at close of auction. Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's custom office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding or buying.Sale of molas helps the kuna Indians in promoting and maintaining their cultural and ethnic identity. My passion is to visit them often.  This awesome mola for sale is the result of our recent expedition to Panama in July of 2019. In this trip we covered a visit to over 15 islands in Guna Yala (San Blas Island Archipelago) as well as the Guna market place at Los Bobidos in Casco Viejo, the old town of Panama city. Our original plan was to fly to Mulatupo Sasardi and return by boat to Carti and then by 4 wheel drive vehicle to Panama City. Unfortunately we were not able to secure a flight to Mulatupo so we had to travel by land over the nauseous roller coaster road over the mountains in the Darien jungle. As if by magic we were greeted on the dock at Carti by my mentor, Wilfredo Morris (former Kantule, now principal Sayla or chief on Tigre) and his wife Eladia who invited us to Tigre to stay again with their extended family. While there, we were privileged to participate in a Chica ceremony for a newly born child and a wedding ceremony where we became sponsors. We charted a boat and eventually returned to Carti via the island of Rio Sidra and the neighboring islands.While in Rio Sidra virtually the whole island turned out to offer us many spectacular molas. After Rio Sidra, we based ourselves in Carti Suitupo. From there we took some more day trips to Carti Yantupo, Carti Tupile etc. Overall we must have dealt with over 200 individual Mola makers and returned with the best that we could find. The clothing ofa traditional Kuna woman consists of a printed blue cotton wrapped skirt, red and yellow headscarf, glass beaded arm and leg bracelets, gold nose ring and earrings. The most iconic aspect of the female Kuna clothing is the colorful blouse consisting of a pair the several layered and finely sewn mola panels. The artistry of a mola reflects designs from both traditional Kuna culture and design influences from the external mass media world. Mola designs are often inspired from imagination and from modern graphics such as political posters, labels, pictures from books, etc. Geometric molas which are the most traditional, have been developed from ancient body painting designs and have their origins in Pre-Columbian times. Molas are a source of supplemental income for Kuna women and a source of pride and skill which helps to reinforce Kuna ethnic identity.
I began my fieldwork and ethnographic studies in Kuna Yala in 1979 and have been steadily travelling back there ever since. Every Mola featured in the Ethnix gallery has been directly collected from one of these very special journeys.All of the individual items in our Ebay store are from my personal collection. These are objects acquired from more than 30 years of collecting both in the field and in New York. It has culminated in the creation of Ethnix Tribal Arts gallery in New York City and our online EBAY store. Each item has been selected for its individual merit such as the quality of workmanship, construction, age and authenticity.

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