RARE ANTIQUE USED OLDMOLA TEXTILE ORIGINAL1950's KUNA TRADITIONAL MOTIF ETHNIX - $650 - (New York, NY)
DISTRESSED RARE KUNA 1950'S MOLA BLOUSE PANEL HAND SEWN TRADITIONAL ANIMAL GEOMETRIC MOTIF Type of Object: MOLA ART BLOUSE Ethnic Group: KUNA Country of Origin: PANAMA (KUNA YALA) Materials: REVERSE APPLIQUED COTTON FABRIC Approximate Age: 60 + years Dimensions: 20.0" by 17.0" Weight: 113.0 g; 0.25 lb; 4.0 oz Overall Condition: Used, Good (but with holes and some color fading) Sale of molas helps the Kuna (Guna) Indians in promoting and maintaining their cultural and ethnic identity. RARE 1950's MOLA KUNA YALA (San Blas Islands), Panama. Although I can’t put an exact date on this extraordinary mola …it was purchased on the island of Aligandi from one of the islands of the Carti group of Kuna Yala. Normally molas of this age have long been buried with the woman who made it, as is the tradition. I was fortunate to find one in the possession of an elderly surviving family member.) The focus of my trip was to look for the older seredi, pre 1950’s molas and wooden healing figures or dolls called nuchus. I did however make some exceptions and bought only a few of the more recent molas when they exhibited a balance of extraordinary, quality, motif and color or imagination. The clothing of a 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 …
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