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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 3-27443, described as 'mola'; black on orange ground: 'mugan' or 'morganaguat' type (2 colors, 2 layers). 3 horizontal bands of geometirc anthropomorphic shapes (stick figure effect) with filler. torn and faded. this piece is on of a pair, the front and back of the same shirt: see 3-27444. 41.5 x 32 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Mola, accession number 3-27476, described as 'mola'; 6 units, each of 5 rectangles with corners touching to form "X" pattern. "X" motif arranged in horizontal and vertical pattern of 3 motifs across and 2 deep; linear unbroken fill between "Xs" and 'tas-tas' within motif unit. 4-layer and 3-layer applique: basic motif is 4-layers (red ground, black top, yellow 2nd layer, multicolored 'tas-tas' 3rd) and linear fill is 3-layers (red ground, black top, green middle). 17 colors total. worn. 46.5 x 35.5

Hearst Museum object titled Mola, accession number 3-29555, described as Mola: panel, red birds, chickens, monkey bottom center; all animals have appliqued white square for eyes; worn, town; ground is blue cotton; width 45.5 x height 29.5 cm. Native name: morguinnaguat (one color) style mola. Materials, techniques: red cotton plain weave sewn onto purple cotton base; the design is drawn on and cut out of the top later; raw edges are folded under and sewn to the base with small stitches. Context of use: One of two panels from a woman's blouse. The bottom layer is considered the base and not a color.

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 3-27469, 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.

Hearst Museum object titled Mola, accession number 3-27463, described as 'mola'; blue top layer on yellow middle layer on red ground: 'mamaralet' type (few colors). geometric pattern in 3 horizontal bands, design is single unbroken meander except for one segment unconnected to the rest. MariLyn Salvadore: this is most traditional color conbination and is derived from body painting. faded, especially yellow layer; ground cloth is seamed. 43.5 x 32 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Mola, accession number 3-27457, described as 'mola'; black on pink ground; black ricrac sewn on orange tape on bottom of panel; 'mugan' type (2 colors, 2 layers). pattern arranged in 7 horizontal bands; 5 of these bands composed of separate independent motifs which are symmetrical along a horizontal axis of reflection. 50 x 39.5 cm.