Multicolored applique with 3 layers. Composition is of 2 large cats. 34.5 cm. high x 44.9 cm. wide. Left and bottom edges are hemmed. Base fabric is coarser weave, applique layers are finer cotton. Base fabric is bright red, main top layer darker red, facial features black and white, with scalloped teeth. Vibrating color juxtapositions are used, including orange, yellow, bright green, cobalt blue, and blue-green.
Donor:
Mary C. Stoddard
Collection place:
Panama
Verbatim coll. place:
Purchased in Panama City
Collector:
Mary C. Stoddard
Collection date:
1975
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Molas
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
December 17, 1996
Context of use:
this mola was removed from the bodice of the woman’s garment on which it was worn