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| | | A Mola, in the Kuna culture, is a traditional blouse worn by the Indian women. It is made from two intricately appliqued panels. These colorful graphic panels have long been admired by visitors to the San Blas Archipelago and are collected as an art form. A mola panel can have two to seven layers of cloth. The layers of fabric, cut in rectangles, are basted together and a design is sketched with pencil on the top layer of cloth. Some of the more experienced Kuna women can work without sketches. The fabric most often selected for use in making a Mola is cotton. Red, black and orange are the dominant colors used, however, every color imaginable can be found in the accent fabrics used. The dominance of realistic objects in Mola motifs stems from an observance of nature in everyday |
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