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Reverse appliqué items for sale to tourists

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Unidentified artist

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Abstract

Savvy Kuna seamstresses know that the market for mola blouses and panels is limited, so they are applying their traditional of reverse appliqué techniques to other garments and objects. Quality of these trade items varies greatly.

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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.
Framed display of five items representing mola art. Colors vary.

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

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Associated Publications