Mola

Museum number:
3-23729
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2462
Description:
Multiple-layer appliqué cotton cloth; main color red; 4 alligators and 1 male figure; 59 cm x 47.5 cm.
Donor:
Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo
Collection place:
San Blas Islands, Panama
Culture or time period:
Kuna
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Molas
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1969
Context of use:
Traditionally used for women's blouses; now also a tourist item
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Loans:
S1976-1977 #41: Museum of Craft and Folk Art (San Francisco) (January 18, 1977–March 8, 1977), S1986-1987 #29: Department of Environmental Design (UC Davis) (April 15, 1987–June 11, 1987), and S1987-1988 #40: Department of Environmental Design (UC Davis)/Gyöngy Laky (March 1988–May 6, 1988)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Mola, accession number 3-23729, described as Multiple-layer appliqué cotton cloth; main color red; 4 alligators and 1 male figure; 59 cm x 47.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Mola, accession number 3-23729, described as Multiple-layer appliqué cotton cloth; main color red; 4 alligators and 1 male figure; 59 cm x 47.5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mola, accession number 3-23729, described as Multiple-layer appliqué cotton cloth; main color red; 4 alligators and 1 male figure; 59 cm x 47.5 cm.

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