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Four long necked birds on burgundy mola, hand stitched Guna panel from Panama, 17 by 12.5 inches
Panama mola panel, four peach outlined birds circling a central perched bird with a yellow beak, hand stitched reverse applique
Hand stitched Guna mola from Guna Yala Panama, green purple and pink block shapes with white dotted stitch lines
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Four long necked birds on burgundy mola, hand stitched Guna panel from Panama, 17 by 12.5 inches

Four Long Necked Birds Around A Perch Mola

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Four long necked birds stand at the corners of a burgundy ground, all outlined in soft peach with white dotted stitching that traces every curve. In the middle a fifth bird perches on a stepped pedestal with a bright yellow beak and a body of green, purple and wine red. Small triangles and blocks fill the gaps between the necks. It is 17 inches wide and 12.5 inches high. Hand cut and hand sewn in reverse appliqué by a Guna artisan.

A mola is a hand stitched panel made by the Guna people of Panama, once known as the Kuna. Several layers of colored cotton are stacked, then cut down through one layer at a time so the colors underneath show through, and every raw edge is turned and stitched closed by hand. The technique is called reverse appliqué. Guna women have been refining it for generations, and the designs draw on the birds, fish, plants and geometric patterns of the islands and rainforest where they live.

TraderBrock has bought directly from Guna, Embera, Wounaan and Ngäbe artisans since 1991, and sales revenue goes back into those communities for education, medical care, tools and land. This panel came from Guna Yala, the San Blas islands off Panama's Caribbean coast. It is ready to frame, mount, or sew into a pillow or a quilt panel, and it can be hand washed. No two molas are ever alike, and small variations in size, stitching and color are normal in handmade textiles.

Width: 17"
Height: 12.5"
SKU: 22033196T

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ABOUT TRADERBROCK

For 35 years, TraderBrock has brought handmade artisan work from Panama, Haiti, and across Central America to collectors around the world. Every piece we carry begins in the hands of an artisan we know personally. Molas stitched in Guna homes, tagua carved by Wounaan hands, masks woven in the Darién, paintings brushed in Port-au-Prince studios. Our inventory runs over 14,000 pieces, curated from direct relationships that go back decades.

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