Mola (textile)

<nowiki>mola; モラ; mola; Mola; Mola; מולה; mola; Mola; Mola; mola (arte têxtil); mola; 莫拉 (紡織品); mola; tipo di artigianato; 色の違う布を重ねて縫い、模様の形にくりぬいて作るパナマの手芸; Nähkunstwerk; Painel de tecido feito com a técnica de apliques inversa; blouse panel made with the reverse applique technicque; forma d'art tèxtil; forma de arte textil; textiel; art mola</nowiki>

mola 

blouse panel made with the reverse applique technicque
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English: The mola is a traditional textile art form made by the Kuna people of Panama and Colombia. Molas are cloth panels, made to wear on clothing, and feature complex designs made with multiple layers of cloth in a reverse appliqué technique.

Molas by Venancio Restrepo

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  Design based on the Kuna flag
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  Traditional design
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  This closeup shows the fine stitching typical of the best molas

Other molas

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  Design represents the olazu, a traditional nose ring worn by the Kuna
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  Design represents a hibiscus flower
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  Traditional design
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  Two molas
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  A Kuna woman displays a selection of molas for sale