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Message:: [QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 2590276, member: 8267"]<img src="https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/5594f86b-90f1-4f76-897a-e8b1cbaecc55-jpeg.270864/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> Thanks for the closeup. In their work, the Kuna use both regular applique (layering shapes one on top of the other) and reverse applique (layering different colors fabrics and cutting down to the desired color). It often can be difficult to distinguish the two techniques. In the portion you have shown here, the blue stripes running across the central figure are examples of the "reverse applique" technique. They have been cut through the black fabric to expose the blue underneath. In complex molas, there can be several layers of different colors, and designs are cut through to reveal shapes and borders of the various colors. Here is one from my collection that illustrates the different techniques quite well:[ATTACH=full]270995[/ATTACH] A detail of the wing on the right shows reverse applique on the right, and additive applique on the left:[ATTACH=full]270996[/ATTACH] The series of small slits, in reverse applique, are also characteristic:[ATTACH=full]270999[/ATTACH] At the edge, you can see the layers of uncut fabric:[ATTACH=full]271006[/ATTACH] Additional details are often added with embroidery:[ATTACH=full]271014[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]