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Object Number
971-14-20/23906
Display Title
Mola: Pelican catching fish
Descriptions
Object Description
Mola: Pelican catching fish
Inventory Description
Mola, applique, red background, multicolored, pelican catching fish motif
Classification
- Applique
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Cuna
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Panama
/
San Blas Islands
/
<County>
/
Rio Sidra
Materials
Cotton fabric
Dimensions
Overall: 51 x 40 cm (20 1/16 x 15 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
971-14-20/23906; RIO SID 806B
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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Applique
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Applique
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