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Object Number 32-37-20/186
Display Title Woman's Shirt made with two molas
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shirt, white background, blue and red collar, two multi-colored molas
Classification
  • Shirt
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Cuna
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Panama / San Blas Islands
Materials Fabric
Dimensions Overall: 82 x 60 cm (32 5/16 x 23 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 32-37-20/186; Panama, Cuna, San Blas, B9:98:H
Provenance
Collector Mrs. Oliver Ricketson
Donor Donated by Mrs. Oliver Ricketson

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Applique
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Shirt (mola)
26-46-20/F574 Shirt (mola)
Shirt
Teguala Island
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Applique
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971-14-20/23900 Mola: Double womb theme (complete blouse)
Shirt
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Mola shirt
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Applique
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Applique
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Shirt
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Applique
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