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Object Number 26-46-20/F574
Display Title Shirt (mola)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shirt, red with polka dots background, white trim, two multi-colored molas
Classification
  • Shirt
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Cuna
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Panama / San Blas Islands / Teguala Island
Materials Fabric
Dimensions Overall: 65 × 75 × 0.6 cm (25 9/16 × 29 1/2 × 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 26-46-20/F574; Panama, Cuna, San Blas, B9:98:H

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