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Mola / Woman's Blouse Front
Kuna People, San Blas Islands, Panama
mid 20th century
Technique: Reverse applique, cotton
Description: Design of linked figures
Dimensions: 18 1/2" x 17 1/4" ( .44 x .47 m)
#13117
Molas are the inventive reverse applique panels made for the front and back of blouses of the Kuna people who live on the San Blas islands of Panama. Some with geometric patterns come from a deep tradition and others portray imagery from the outside world that caught their fancy.
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