Donor: Paul Vitale / Culture or time period: Mainland Caribbean cultures / Accession number: Acc.4734 - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Donor Paul Vitale Culture or time period Mainland Caribbean cultures Accession number Acc.4734

Hearst Museum object titled Mola, accession number 3-30191, described as Molas, matched pair, attached on one side seam; 99 cm x 34 cm; bottom of molas edged with very dirty white material; layers; red on top and black on bottom; middle layer is lime green on left mola, orange on right other colors used in fill and on applique include; blue, green, pink, black, purple, and printed material; design motifs: 2 large pelicans, one eating a fish; smaller design motifs include fish, alphabet letters, feathers and abstract designs derived from letters.; small areas of vertical slits are fill; across the top is a row of horizontal slits as fill.

Hearst Museum object titled Mola, accession number 3-30201, described as Mola; 55 x 45.5 cm.; central motif large bird, with large pointed wings , each encircling smaller bird figures; colors: red, orange, blue, green, yellow, gold, purple, print fabric;

Hearst Museum object titled Mola, accession number 3-30179, described as Mola blouse, Blouse, floral printed cotton, white with red and green; yoke, 9cm w. x 47 cm. l., trim at neck in black orange and red cotton, 38.5 cm,self fabric neckband encases gathering cord; connecting trim to mola, saw tooth applique trim in orange and black 1.cm w. with white strip at bottom 2cm w. lower edge trim of mola ; pieced black and yellow , widely pleated in sections from 8 to 14 cm. w x 6.3 cm. h. Sleeves 12 cm x 16 cm. with red rick rack and 1 cm. black stripe as trim. Mola:, 47.5 cm w.x 37.5 h. Back; mirror images; 2 facing long plummaged birds w/ wide tails attached to/riding on backs of 2 tapir -like animals; animals and all background space filled w/ vertical linear reverse applique openings over pieced backing in orange, blue, pink, printed , yellow, magenta, jade green, olive green.; fine stitching and chain embroidery decorate the faces and legs and outlines of animals. Front; virtually same design, but animals have red top layer over orange ; back, yellow, over red base fabric.background.

Hearst Museum object titled Mola, accession number 3-30199, described as Mola; 49 x 47 cm; red, orange, purple, green, yellow, blue, multi-colored triangular fill; handmade sawtooth; central motif; bird surrounded by cut-out fill, with an ÒSÓ overhead; pair of monkies on pedastal upper left and and upper right quadrant; upper center; four various birds, pair of ravenouse beasts(alligators?) eating flowers at bottom of mola. see 3-30202, probably pair.

Hearst Museum object titled Mola, accession number 3-30351, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Mola, accession number 3-30209a,b, described as Mola; matching pair, each 49.5 x 43 cm; at top and bottom hand-made sawtooth in black or yellow; a) two whales in center surrounded by 6 cat-like creatures, plant-like objects in each corner; fill is vertical slits. b) like a) but with blue fill in lower right corner.

Hearst Museum object titled Mola, accession number 3-30183, described as Mola blouse ( front panel and bodice only); Blouse; yoke; synthetic fabric in pink, green, blue and black in mottled pattern; yoke 42 cm. x 13 cm; pleated at neck center back and front. shoulder trim; 15 cm l. x 4.5 cm w, splitting at neck openings; shoulder trim , red w/ narrow line of yellow. neck trim; 1.5 cm w. black cotton encasing a cord. sleeves; 20 cm at shoulder; 17 cm l pleated in 1.5 cm by 12 cm red cuff topped w/ yellow rick rack. connecting trim between mola and yoke; 1.5 cm band of black and yellow, toped w/ red rick rack. lower edge trim 2.5 cm green cotton; Mola; 46cm w. x 34.5 cm; design divided into quadrants in the shape of rectangles w/ bulges at top and bottom;each filled w/ bird; an area in center of each has smaller bird; fill inside and out of quadrants in irrigular abstract geometrical shapes (letters?). Color layers; orange, red and yellow for the reverse applique, black appliqued onto red w. intermediate layer of purple, yellow, green blue , and pink

Hearst Museum object titled Mola, accession number 3-30204, described as Mola; 51 x 38 cm; red, orange, yellow, blue, green, pink, purple,printed fabric, black;; two human figures with legs in fetal position; skeletal appearance w/ rib cages shown; facial characteristics embroidered and appliqued with teeth, nostrils, eyes, eyebrows predominately expressed.

Hearst Museum object titled Mola, accession number 3-30206, described as Mola; 41 x 36.5 cm; main motifs: eagle-like bird w/ spread wings on a biplane w/ stylized pantoon; branch appliqued elements include a branch(?) by bird's beak, bird's eye, plane's propeller, supports between paired wings, two branch and leaf motifs used as fill. Fell small triangles w/ multicolored centers; fill on plane and bird, vertical slits. handmade sawtooth of multi colored cloth around main motif. Colors: red, orange, black, violet, green and pink.

Hearst Museum object titled Mola, accession number 3-30190, described as Molas, matched pair; 99 cm x 43.5 cm; sewn together; top edge unfinished ; bottom has bound hem edge in red plain cotton material; main panel bodies made of 3 layers. Left central motif is 2 birds in miror image with a smaller motif shape in center below attached tails of birds.; filler, rectangles. Right panel central motif two mirror image winged dogs(?) with clawed feet; rectangular fillers . Top layer orange, second layer red, bottom layer yellow. ; colors orange red yellow, blue, green, pink, brown, taqn and gold tan.