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Object Number
971-14-20/23879
Display Title
Mola: Bird motif
Descriptions
Object Description
Mola: Bird motif
Inventory Description
Mola, red background, mult-colored design, bird motif
Classification
- Applique
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Cuna
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Panama
/
San Blas Islands
/
<County>
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Carti Mulatupu
Materials
Fabric
Dimensions
Overall: 30.48 x 40.64 cm (12 x 16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
971-14-20/23879; Panama, San Blas, Cuna; CAR MUL 801B
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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| |
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Applique
|
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| |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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|
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| |
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| |
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| |
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