Fisherman, trade mola
Date
1980-1989
Authors
Unidentified artist
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Abstract
Here, a Kuna fisher nets a fish. Striped background technique was popular in the 1970s. Each stripe is a separately hemmed piece of cloth.
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; 2 layers (maroon, black); reverse and direct appliqué, embroidery.
Cotton; 2 layers (maroon, black); reverse and direct appliqué, embroidery.
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Subject
Molas -- Panama
Appliqué -- Panama
Embroidery -- Panama