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Mola with an eagle design in reverse applique. Primary color is blue.
Mola with an eagle design in reverse applique. Primary color is blue.
Object Number 979-36-20/25562
Display Title Mola with an eagle design in reverse applique. Primary color is blue.
Descriptions
Object Description Mola with an eagle design in reserve applique. primary color is blue. 63 x 49.5 cm.; 1920's-1930's
Inventory Description Mola, applique, blue background, red, white, orange and yellow eagle motif
Classification
  • Applique
Department Ethnographic
Date 1920-1939
Culture
  • San Blas
  • Cuna
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Panama / San Blas Islands
Materials Fabric
Dimensions Overall: 63 x 49 cm (24 13/16 x 19 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 979-36-20/25562
Provenance
Collector Dr. Alfred M. Tozzer (1920s-1930s)
Donor Estate of Margaret C. Tozzer (1979)

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