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Object Number 979-27-20/25549
Display Title Two matching molas, which have been made into a pillow case.
Descriptions
Object Description Two matching molas, with design of bats, which have been made into a pillow case.
Inventory Description Mola, applique, red background, multicolored geom. motif, 2 sewn together
Classification
  • Applique
Department Ethnographic
Date 1954
Culture
  • Cuna
  • San Blas
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Panama / San Blas Islands
Materials Fabric
Dimensions Overall: 51.5 x 37.5 cm (20 1/4 x 14 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 979-27-20/25549; Panama, San Blas, Cuna; 2
Provenance
Collector Mrs. J. Howard Means (1954 - 1979)

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