Mola Designs: 45 Authentic Indian Designs from Panama - Couverture souple

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Shaffer, F.W.

 
9780486242897: Mola Designs: 45 Authentic Indian Designs from Panama
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0486242897 ISBN 13 : 9780486242897
Editeur : Dover Publications Inc., 2003

Synopsis


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.

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Éditeur
Dover Publications Inc.
Date d'édition
2003
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0486242897
ISBN 13 
9780486242897
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
48
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
Soc. Agr. La Raia Ss
http://www.la-raia.it

Strada Monterotondo, 79
Novi Ligure
15067
Italie