Guna woman selling her molas (hand-made textile designs made of a number of layers by hand stitches) near Paseo de las Bóvedas, Panama City, Panama
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4016 x 6016 px | 34 x 50.9 cm | 13.4 x 20.1 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
14 October 2018Location:
Panama City, Panama, Central AmericaMore information:
The Mola, or Molas, is a hand-made textile that forms part of the traditional women's clothing of the Kuna people. Molas are hand-made using a reverse appliqué technique. Several layers (usually two to seven) of different-coloured cloth (usually cotton) are sewn together; the design is then formed by cutting away parts of each layer. The edges of the layers are then turned under and sewn down. Often, the stitches are nearly invisible. This is achieved by using a thread the same color as the layer being sewn, sewing blind stitches, and sewing tiny stitches. The finest molas have extremely fine stitching, made using tiny needles.