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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Animal figurines on rope, accession number 3-29589, described as Necklace; possible carved palmwood animals and fish on old fiber cordage; one fish, two turtles, one possible cayman, and seventeen quadrupeds, each 6-9 cm long. Old insect damage. Context of use: NOTE: attribution supplied by dealer, may not be accurate.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Anthropomorphic figurine, accession number 3-29106, described as figurine; standing tubular anthropomorphic figure of yellow and black painted wood; black markings on chest area, black legs and feet, black forehead and eyes; elongated nose; several splits down front; h: 137 cm
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Anthropomorphic figurine, accession number 3-29107, described as Figure; standing tubular anthropomorphic male figure; yellow with black arms, legs, genitals and top of head; lizard (?) and snake in relief; large perforation behind right arm; elongated nose; h: 154.5 cm
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 16-19490, no description available.
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.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 3-29105, described as figurine; standing wood figurine of woman with small, pendulous breasts in relief; elongated nose, no other facial features indicagted; light wood with traces of varnish; splits in front; back of right leg missing; h: 25.5 cm
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 3-29316, described as Mola, pillowcase; geometric hut designs on red background color; vertical multi-colored lines across cloth; blue color outlines the hutsl 48 x 36.5 cm.
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

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