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Object Number 26-46-20/F578
Display Title Mola
Descriptions
Object Description Mola
Inventory Description Mola, applique, orange background, multi-colored design, worn
Classification
  • Applique
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Cuna
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Panama / San Blas Islands / Teguala Island
Materials Fabric
Dimensions Overall: 64 × 42 × 0.1 cm (25 3/16 × 16 9/16 × 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 26-46-20/F578; Panama, Cuna, San Blas, B9:98:H

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