Donor: Mari Lyn Salvador / Culture or time period: Mainland Caribbean cultures / Materials: Cotton (textile) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Child's mola, accession number 3-27505, described as Blouse panel; red/black/orange bar-like designs; cotton; border on one side is yellow and blue rickrack on black; width 45.5 cm., length 35.5 cm. Native name and meaning: morra (blouse panel). Material, techniques: cotton applique in oba giali type (two layers, three colors). Context of use: front or back child of mola blouse.

Hearst Museum object titled Headscarf, accession number 3-27504, described as Headscarf in applique work; varicolored cotton with design of three birds; triangle with two ties; ricrac applique (dientes); morgonikat type mola work (three full layers of applique with multicolor fill); tas tas (short parallel fill); height 28 cm., width not including ties 53 cm. Native name and meaning: mora are applique panels. Context of use: tourist item.

Hearst Museum object titled Mola, accession number 3-27502, described as Blouse (mola blouse); front and back mola panels have varicolored leaf-like designs on black ground in cotton with some chain stitch embroidery; pink satin sleeves and yoke; tas tas filler; morgonikat type mola; with across sleeves 72 cm., 1.49 cm. Native name and meaning: mora are applique panels. Materials, techniques: cotton, rayon satin; chainstitch; tas tas: short parallel slits made in the top layer which is stitched to small patched of different colors which have been put between the first and second layers (short parallel fill); morganikat: three full layers of applique with multicolored fill. Context of use: blouse worn with headscarf, underskirt, and wraparound skirt.

Hearst Museum object titled Mola, accession number 3-27503, described as Blouse (mola blouse); front and back mola panels each depict 4 animals; varicolored cotton on red ground; some embroidery in running stitch; morgonikat type with additional layers in area; yoke and sleeves are green/brown/white printed cotton; width across sleeves 71 cm., length, 51 cm.