Roaring Tiger Appliqué - Mola Embroidery Art Print

$35USD
  • Printed in USA, UK, EU & AUS
  • Archival grade fine art paper and canvas
  • Giclée printing stays vibrant up to 100 years
  • Framed art prints arrive ready to hang

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You'll be mesmerized by this vibrant Mola embroidery art print, a vibrant tapestry of Kuna ingenuity.

A scarlet beast prowls across the canvas, its form a patchwork of urban geometry. Ebony tusks frame a snarling maw, while emerald ears perk alertly. Cobalt, ochre, and jade windows tessellate across its flank, transforming the creature into a living cityscape. Obsidian pillars slice through the composition, evoking primordial jungle amid metropolitan chaos. Your gaze will dance along ivory stitches, each carefully placed to delineate fur and form. A crimson sea surrounds this mythic entity, punctuated by a kaleidoscope of multicolored stripes. 

This print captures the essence of Panamanian folk art evolution - where fauna fuses with skyscrapers, and tradition collides with modernity. You'll lose yourself in the labyrinth of shapes, discovering hidden motifs with each glance. This textile masterpiece will transform your space into a portal to Panama's rich cultural narrative.

Origin Story

Mola is the reverse-appliqué textile art of Panama's Guna people, worn as the dulemor blouse alongside the saburet skirt and olasu nose ring. In Dulegaya, "mola" simply means cloth, yet the form holds centuries of history: born from geometric body painting, its patterns moved onto woven cotton after Spanish contact, then were stitched from cloth traded for coconuts through the nineteenth century.

Guna women layer two to seven colors of fabric, cutting and folding each to reveal the hue beneath, the finest work vanishing into near-invisible stitches. Designs range from ancestral geometry to birds and popular imagery. Banned in 1919 under forced assimilation, molas became emblems of resistance in the 1925 Guna Revolution, securing Guna Yala's autonomy.

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Framed Art Prints

1. Vertical

Use the sawtooth hanger at the top middle on the back of the frame and hang it on a single screw or nail.

2. Horizontal

Hang the two sawtooth hangers on two screws or nails at the same heightPut two screws or nails in the wall at the same height, spaced the same distance apart as the two sawtooth hangers, then hang your print on them.

Framed Canvas

1. D-rings (most secure)

Screw a D-ring onto the back of the frame on the left and right, both at the same height. A ruler helps here. Then put two screws in the wall where you want your canvas, level with each other and spaced the same distance apart as the D-rings. A spirit level makes this easier. Finally, hook the D-rings onto the screws.

2. Straight onto screws

Keep it simple: put two screws in the wall at the same height and rest the inner lip at the top of the back of the frame on them.

1. Cost

Free shipping to Continental USA, Canada, UK, EU, AUS, NZ & more: see full list here.

2. Produced on Demand

Printed after you purchase at print labs across the USA, UK, EU & AUS. Produced, quality checked, packed with care and handed to trusted shipping carriers within 72-96 hours on average.

3. Production + Shipping =

USA: 4-9 days • Canada: 5-12 days • UK: 4-9 days • EU: 5-10 days • AUS: 4-9 days • NZ: 5-12 days • Rest of the world: 3-4 weeks

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Every package tracked from A to B to You. Sent carbon neutral at no extra charge. Peace of mind your money's being kind.

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