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Neon colors

Date

1980-1989

Authors

Unidentified artist

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Abstract

The fine lines and points, repeating patterns and use of letters and numbers as shapes are all design elements common to molas that women make for their own wear, while the neon colors are usually used for trade molas. This mola was once part of a blouse; note fading as well as machine stitching lines by edges.

Description

This item was part of an exhibition at the Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising titled Kuna Molas: Sewn Stories and the Interplay of Tradition and Change, August 18, 2014-July 31, 2015.
Cotton; 3 layers (maroon, yellow, green); reverse and direct appliqué, embroidery.

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Subject

Molas -- Panama
Appliqué -- Panama
Embroidery -- Panama

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