2011.01.0219 (previous museum number (recataloged from)) and 219 (temporary number)
Accession number:
Acc.4783
Description:
Mola, single panel; stepped geometric shapes filled with tass-tass; yellow and print ruffle at bottom; black band with ric-rac at top. Black, green, red and multi-color. Backing fabric is pieced together.
Donor:
(anonymous)
Collection place:
San Blas Islands, Panama
Culture or time period:
Kuna
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Molas
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
August 1, 2011
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
whole— height 40 centimeters and whole— width 48 centimeters