Mola

Museum number:
3-30185a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210330185a@2cb
Alternate number:
MVC-0013/MVC-0014 (previous number (MVC number, Mossman-Vitale collection))
Accession number:
Acc.4734
Description:
Molas, matched pair; a) 46 cm x 38 cm; colors, black top layer, red bottom layer, middle layer of orange, yellow, green, blue, pink and purple; design motifs; irregular star-like motif in each of 4 quadrants; small surrounding motifs of geometric designs and squiggly lines; stars are filled with dots. b) 50 cm x 41 cm(difference in size is beause b is not hemmed; colors middle layer color placement is varied; one piece of printed cotton used in middle layer of small design motif.
Donor:
Kathleen Vitale and Paul Vitale
Collection place:
San Blas Islands, Panama
Verbatim coll. place:
Latin America; Panama; San Blas Islands; Cuna
Culture or time period:
Kuna
Collector:
Rachel Gould Mossman
Collection date:
1967
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Molas
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
June 23, 2006
Context of use:
part of woman's blouse; trade item
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Mola, accession number 3-30185a,b, described as Molas, matched pair; a) 46 cm x 38 cm; colors, black top layer, red bottom layer, middle layer of orange, yellow, green, blue, pink and purple; design motifs; irregular star-like motif in each of 4 quadrants; small surrounding motifs of geometric designs and squiggly lines; stars are filled with dots. b) 50 cm x 41 cm(difference in size is beause b is not hemmed; colors middle layer color placement is varied; one piece of printed cotton used in middle layer of small design motif.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Mola, accession number 3-30185a,b, described as Molas, matched pair; a) 46 cm x 38 cm; colors, black top layer, red bottom layer, middle layer of orange, yellow, green, blue, pink and purple; design motifs; irregular star-like motif in each of 4 quadrants; small surrounding motifs of geometric designs and squiggly lines; stars are filled with dots. b) 50 cm x 41 cm(difference in size is beause b is not hemmed; colors middle layer color placement is varied; one piece of printed cotton used in middle layer of small design motif.

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