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Mola
Object Number 984-8-20/25618
Display Title Mola
Descriptions
Object Description Mola, reverse applique and applique techniques, of cotton, with chainstitch embroidery. Commercial dyes. Figure of bird on branch.
Inventory Description Mola, reverse applique, maroon background, multi-colored parrot motif
Classification
  • Applique
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Cuna
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Panama / San Blas Islands
Materials Cotton fabric
Dimensions Overall: 40 x 34 cm (15 3/4 x 13 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 984-8-20/25618
Provenance
Collector Shirley Armstrong (1984)

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