# Kanga × Mola — composed image prompt
# IndexStyle — https://indexstyle.org/compose?ids=kanga+mola
# Kanga carries the structure. Mola appear as accents, each further back than the last.
# Style descriptors only. Never imitates a specific artist, studio, brand or work.

An original image that takes its structure from Kanga (Style, 1880s–) and its accent from Mola (Technique, late 19th century–). Structural cues: Border-and-center composition; Swahili proverbs; Bold two-color contrast; Worn in pairs. Accent cues, used sparingly: Layered reverse appliqué; Multiple contour lines; Maze-like ground filling; Animals and geometry. Composition: Frame with a border and place a single image at the center. Type and lettering: One line of proverb set inside the border, smaller than the central image. Let one material quality come from the second style: Stack colored cloths, cut down from the top, turn the edges and stitch. Mood: Intimacy, Play, Rebellion, Exhilaration. Color: build on #e9e6dd, #67635d, #171615 with a single accent drawn from #e9e6dd, #67635d, #171615. Constraints: do not imitate, reference or name any specific artist, studio, brand, character or copyrighted work. Produce an original composition in the general period languages described above.

# Where the two fight
# - Both belong to Textile Traditions, so the difference is small. Push the roles further apart than feels comfortable.

# Cautions carried from each entry
# - Kanga: Laying proverbs out as pattern without knowing what they say leaves the wearer unable to speak and can distribute an insult.
# - Mola: Fewer layers and a single contour stop the color from emerging through the cuts, and the panel goes flat.

# Design specs: https://indexstyle.org/styles/kanga/design.md · https://indexstyle.org/styles/mola/design.md