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Object Number
971-14-20/23902
Display Title
Mola: Figure riding bird monster
Descriptions
Object Description
Mola: Figure riding bird monster
Inventory Description
Mola, black background, multi-colored, figures riding birds motif
Classification
- Applique
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Cuna
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Panama
/
San Blas Islands
/
<County>
/
Rio Sidra
Materials
Cotton fabric, Thread
Dimensions
Overall: 43.18 x 45.09 cm (17 x 17 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
971-14-20/23902; Panama, San Blas, Cuna; RIO SID 802B
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. F. Louis Hoover, 1971
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Applique
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Applique
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Carti Mulatupu
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| 971-14-20/23878 | Mola of figures enclosed in gourds |
Applique
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| 971-14-20/23904 | Mola: Airplanes |
Applique
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| |
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Applique
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| |
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Applique
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Applique
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| |
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Applique
|
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| |
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Applique
|
Carti Mulatupu
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