'mola'; black top, red ground, with multicolored (10 colors) middle layer: 'morgonikat' type (3 layer with multicolored middle layer); white and orange used to outline forms. geometric "hourglass" interlocking forms and filler shapes with 'tas-tas' (short parallel slits) in approximate bilateral symmetry. 48.5 x 37.5 cm.
Donor:
Grace Relfe and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Istupo Island, San Blas Islands, Panama
Culture or time period:
Kuna
Collector:
Grace Relfe
Collection date:
1975
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Molas
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Context of use:
these applique panels form the front and back of women's and children's shirts; made by Cuna women; old, worn and out-of-style panels are sold to tourists
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
length 37.5 centimeters and width 48.5 centimeters