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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 Child's mola, accession number 3-31627, described as Mola, Blouse; child's, obogalet (1 base, 2 colors); blue, orange, red; top- white

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 3-30180, described as Mola blouse, Blouse; yoke.9 x 47cm.; kelly green flannel; neck trim 3.5 cm w. (splits to front and back at neck hole) 14 cm. from the sleeve seam; 11.5 cm long areas back and front pleated at shoulder and cuff in the green flannel; 1 cm. neck band in black and white gingham 27 cm l. encases cord. Sleeves 14.5 xm x 20 cm. w/ gathering at shoulder and cuff; 2 cm , with orange and pink.trim; trim connecting blouse to mola handmade sawtooth in orange and a stripe of black. Bottom trim; 3 cm white cotton. Mola: back and front; 49 cm w. x 39 cm l.; four X shaped motifs , each w/ four trapazoidal shapes inside surrounded by serpentine background ; color layers, dark red, gold and tomato red.; fill pieces are backed by many different colored fabric in solids and prints; asymetrical reverse applique along sides. same basic design on back and front.

Hearst Museum object titled Mola, accession number 3-31711, described as Mola, Single panel; plant/tree, birds, animals. Black, green, yellow, red.

Hearst Museum object titled Mola, accession number 3-30195, described as Molas; matched pair, loosely sewn together, 106 cm x 41 cm. Right panel, top layer red, middle orange, botton, black. Left panel , top layer red, middle green, and bottom black. Central motif on both panels, weight lifter with olympic symbols on belt, holding large baskets (?) of crabs and fish from each flexed arm; background smaller motifs, various animals, the letter "A"; and smaller figures of humans; fill predominantly vertical slits throughout. Colors: red, black orange, gold, purple, pink, tan, olive green, blue, blue-green.

Hearst Museum object titled Mola, accession number 3-27751, described as Mola; lizard design in black on orange ground; mugan type (2 colors, 2 layers); 39.5 x 35.3 cm. Multilayered applique cotton cloth; all work by hand.

Hearst Museum object titled Mola, accession number 3-27447, described as 'mola'; black on hot pink ground: 'mugan' type (2 colors, 2 layers). two stylized bird shapes with eyes embroidered in chain and running stitches and "Greek key" filler. 38.5 x 30.3 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Mola, accession number 3-31709, described as Mola single panel; symmetrically split flower-plant. Orange, blue, white, red.

Hearst Museum object titled Mola, accession number 3-27469, described as 'mola'; dark blue top, hot pink ground, with 10 filler colors; 12 colors total. in general, 'morgonikat' type (3 layers with multicolored filler). three stylized turtle shapes with 'tas-tas' (short parallel slits) and other filler. crudely worked; in some areas the middle colored layer has been added as a separate appliqued piece instead of being sandwiched between top and bottom layers. perhaps a child's blouse because of size. 31.5 x 22 cm.

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