Aesthetic popular Latin American small nature tapestry, vintage indigenous geometric mola, Aesthetic tapestry, Caribbean decoration

This authentic vintage small nature tapestry is a unique piece of Latin American folk culture that brings Caribbean decoration touches anywhere it is displayed. Our unframed aesthetic mola tapestry is a handcrafted vintage textile kind of native wall art becoming perfect gifts for folk art quilts lovers or anyone looking to infuse their space with tribal-inspired art or indigenous geometric designs.

Title:“Lorito Bird” Reverse Appliqué Tapestry
Origin:Indigenous Kuna Community of Panama and Colombia.
Style:Handmade Textile Art
Dimensions:21 1/2” x 17 3/4” (54.5 x 45cm) approx.

Description:Against a colorful background of maroon fabric, a charming "Lorito" hangs out on a tropical branch and it's surrounded by colorful lines that evoke sun rays. Working in the traditional style of reverse applique, Kuna artisans handcraft this mola panel that we used to assemble this unique small tapestry. The back is solid black.

Category:Central Motif- The identifying feature of this category is typically a single figure or a related group of popular figures prominently situated in the middle ground of the panel. Also, with the central image in place, spaces remain in the corners. Therefore, this category is often also recognizable by little, often-unrelated figures appliquéd in these corners.

Age:Vintage from before 2000
Orientation:Landscape
Shape:Rectangular
No of layers:3
Technique:Reverse Applique Technique & Embroidery
Display: Not included
Uses:Intended as a wall décor
Model No:05TSM001

✂Packaging
Because we consider our Tapestries unique pieces, we like to treat them with care, either for you or as a gift for someone else. We will pack your item in a tissue paper protection bag and a small extra note about its fascinating origins.
Traditional packaging methods and materials contribute to global warming and other environmental issues. We recycled packaging materials from other sources that allow us to reduce the amount of plastic involving in the shipping process.
I am happy to ship items as gifts to other addresses. Please add this information in the "note to seller" box during the checkout process.

✂Care
Molas are very sturdy and well sewn. Authentic molas have already been washed many times and can safely spot clean with a damp cloth. Dry clean for best results.

✂Details
Descriptions and photographs of this product are as accurate as possible. Even though please note that color representation alters depending on each monitor settings


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