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• Molas are pieces of fabric stitched together

• They are very colorful and filled with patterns

• They are worn as clothing

Following tradition, molas are made by women.

They are made much like American quilts.

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A close-up of a Mola

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• Molas originated from body painting of the Kuna people, between 150 and 170 years ago.

• They were first made by painting on fabric• Later, they began sewing them like quiltsImage from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:KunaWomanWithMolas.jpg

Molas were first made using geometric patterns, which came from the Maya.

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Later, they became images of animals or plants

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More examples of Molas

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Based on what we learned, would this be an earlier or later Mola?

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What about this one?

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