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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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Applique
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