Search

Start Over Collection place Panama Accession number Acc.4734
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 3-30180, 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 3-30220, described as RGM San Blas learning (?) mola; 9" square; bird in yellow with black outline; horizontal slits in red, black, green, orange and blue.
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 3-30352, no description available.
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 3-30206, 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 3-30200, described as Mola; 53 x 44 cm; red predominate, yellow, green, blue, orange, black, purple, and some printed,pattern; central motif two birds facing each other; triangular fill and triangular pattern on background; center of each figure has a breastplate with 4 ribs (?).
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

Limit your search

View distribution

Current results range from 1967 to 1967

View larger Year collected

View distribution

Current results range from 2006 to 2006

View larger Accession year