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Hearst Museum object titled Mola, accession number 3-27475, described as 'mola'; meander pattern with filler in 2 corners. alternating bands of two-layer applique and 4-layer applique using 'dientes' (ric-rac effect). 4-layers and 2-layers: orange ground with either single applique band or 2nd layer of black, red 4th, and 3rd of multicolored 'dientes'; with 'oba gala' (red layers); 14 colors total. black layer is machine stitched. MariLyn Salvadore: probably worked on by several people. worn. 46 x 37 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Mola, accession number 3-27479, described as 'mola'; red top, black ground, and orange, green, and yellow middle layers (5 colors) . 'morgonikat' type (3 layers with multicolored filler). bilaterally symmetrical rectangular design with dientes (ric-rac effect). side selvages were at one time machine stitched, rest is hand worked. MariLyn Salvadore says is old design, old colors, but not necessarily an old mola. 34.8 x 30 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Mola, accession number 3-27459, described as 'mola'; red on orange ground: 'mugan' type (2 colors, 2 layers). geometric rotationally symmetric units enclosed within square frames. 43 x 35.3 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Mola, accession number 3-27477, described as 'mola'; machete motif, 4 units of two facing pair of machetes; 'tas-tas' (short parallel slits) filler; added appliqued "button" pieces on machete handles. multilayered with black ground, red top, multicolored 'tas-tas'; up to 7 layers of applique in portions. 2nd layer is both machine and hand stitched, was machine stitched along side selvages at one time. MariLyn Salvadore: crudely worked, horrible example as is 3-27478. in 1974 machete designs were fad in mola motifs; both this and 3-27478 are copied from similar molas. 47.3 x 37 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Mola, accession number 3-27472, described as 'mola'; basic motif af angular paired volutes arranged in an all-over regular pattern which is divided vertically by narrow strips of red ground; 16 units, 4 across by 4 down. one volute has a single strip of fill. 4 layers: red ground, black 2nd layer, multicolored 3rd, red top. faded and worn. machine stitched along top and side selvages, rest is hand stitched. 52 x 38.5 cm.

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