Object class: Costume components / Collection place: Istupo Island, San Blas Islands, Panama - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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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 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 3-27751, 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 3-27502, described as Blouse (mola blouse); front and back mola panels have varicolored leaf-like designs on black ground in cotton with some chain stitch embroidery; pink satin sleeves and yoke; tas tas filler; morgonikat type mola; with across sleeves 72 cm., 1.49 cm. Native name and meaning: mora are applique panels. Materials, techniques: cotton, rayon satin; chainstitch; tas tas: short parallel slits made in the top layer which is stitched to small patched of different colors which have been put between the first and second layers (short parallel fill); morganikat: three full layers of applique with multicolored fill. Context of use: blouse worn with headscarf, underskirt, and wraparound skirt.

Hearst Museum object titled Mola, accession number 3-27450, described as 'mola'; black on red ground: 'mugan' type (2 colors, 2 layers). geometric interlocking "T"-pattern ("prayer stool"-Marilyn Salvadore). MLS says the bands are too wide and uneven to be an example of good design and technique. 52 x 43.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Mola, accession number 3-27478, described as 'mola'; 4 layer applique: red ground, yellow and green second layer, multicolored 3rd 'tas-tas' layer, and black top layer. machete design, 4 units of 2 facing pairs of machetes, 'tas-tas' filler; added applique "buttons" on machete handles; added horizontal band of fret work on top of 'mola'. horizontal band has orange ground, green 2nd layer, black 3rd, and red top; band is joined by body of 'mola' by machine stitching. rest of mola is hand stitched. MariLyn Salvadore: crudely worked, horribly example as it 3-27477. in 1974 machete designs were a fad in mola motifs; both this and 3-27477 are copied from same or similar molas; 43.3 x 33.5 cm.