Mola Designs: 45 Authentic Indian Designs from Panama (Dover Pictorial Archive Series) - Softcover

Shaffer, Frederick W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486242897 ISBN 13: 9780486242897

Verlag: Dover Publications Inc., 1982

Inhaltsangabe

Mola is the Cuna Indian word for an intricate reverse-appliqué needlework technique unique to this unusual, isolated tribe inhabiting the San Blas islands off the Atlantic coast of Panama. Mola motifs and methods recall the body-painting practiced by the Cuna in past centuries; today Cuna women's blouses display the colorful patchwork designs rendered here in black and white from the original pieces. The 45 folk-style designs signify themes ancient and modern: pre-Christian crosses, mermaids, dancers, animals, birds, butterflies, fish and flowers, abstracts, and repeating mazes. The introduction includes photographs of the Cuna; captions identify the motifs and give Cuna names. Designers and needleworkers will find these royalty-free designs a source of inspiration, and colorists will enjoy adding their own sense of color and tone to the illustrations.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Dover Publications Inc.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1982
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0486242897
• ISBN 13: 9780486242897
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 48
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Soc. Agr. La Raia Ss; http://www.la-raia.it; ; Strada Monterotondo, 79; Novi Ligure; 15067; Italien