Twin Moonshine Jugs With Sunburst Rosettes Museum Quality Mola

Two big jugs stand shoulder to shoulder on a red ground, each one capped with a small square stopper. Inside them the Guna woman who made this stitched four sunbursts, spiky black rosettes ringed in green and pink and blue with a yellow eye at the center, then hung little medallions from curved stems like handles that never quite reached the outside. The bodies are filled with rows of dashes, gold and orange in the left jug, blue and green in the right, so the pair read as siblings rather than twins. A small green face peers down from the top edge, keeping watch. At 22" wide by 17" high (full measurements below), this vintage Panama mola is hand-stitched reverse applique from the 1960s and 1970s. It suits a kitchen, a bar wall, a dining room where people linger. There is only one, and this is it.

These are the oldest molas we have. Every panel in this collection dates to the 1960s and 1970s and was collected in Panama by our founder, Len Brockman, on sourcing trips he made decades before TraderBrock opened in 1991. They sat in his personal collection for years. We are only now bringing them out.

A mola is made by layering fabric and cutting down through it, stitching each edge by hand as you go. The Guna women of Guna Yala have been doing this for generations, and the work in these older panels is on a different level from what you find today. More layers, tighter stitching, and designs that were meant to be worn rather than sold. Look closely and you can see how small the stitches are. That is the part no machine has ever managed to copy.

• Width: 22"
• Height: 17"
• SKU: PM3842T

Each mola is stitched entirely by hand, so gentle care keeps it looking its best.

Hand wash in cold water with a mild soap, on its own. Do not wring, bleach, or tumble dry. Lay flat to dry, out of direct sun. If needed, press on the back with a warm iron, with a cloth between the iron and the mola.