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Fabric panel with a crab

Kuna Culture1980 circa

Mudec - Museum of Cultures

Mudec - Museum of Cultures
Milan, Italy

Quadrangular fabric panel with multiple overlaying layers on which a drawing of a crab on a black background was made through the cutout.Once on the tourist market, this textile created for women's traditional clothing is used as decorative wall element because of the beauty of its colours and the peculiarity of its production technique. The traditional technique involves overlapping cotton layers of different colours; the design is obtained by carving up to the desired colour layer and the different layers are kept together by simple stitches and embroidery.

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  • Title: Fabric panel with a crab
  • Creator: Kuna Culture
  • Date Created: 1980 circa
  • Location Created: Panamá, Region of Kuna Yala
  • Physical Dimensions: h 32 cm
  • Type: Fabric
  • Rights: Aldo Lo Curto Collection - Museum of Cultures, Milan - PAM 1086
  • Medium: Dyed cotton cloth with multi-layer stitching, embroidery
  • Collocazione: Currently not on view
Mudec - Museum of Cultures

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