#negaTumat

#negaTumat - (Mixed-media painting incorporating an authentic hand-sewn Mola textile by a Kuna artist from Guna Yala. Painted elements and overall composition by Anji Ray.) Nega Tumat translates from the Kuna language into “Casa Grande/Big House” This authentic Mola panel comes from my father's land of Panama, where the indigenous women of the Guna Yala hand stitch each panel into their traditional daily wear using a reverse appliqué technique. Mola literally translates into the word “shirt” in Kuna.  From it, I was able to create a piece of abstract work which highlights the beauty in the stitching.