Headscarf in applique work; varicolored cotton with design of three birds; triangle with two ties; ricrac applique (dientes); morgonikat type mola work (three full layers of applique with multicolor fill); tas tas (short parallel fill); height 28 cm., width not including ties 53 cm. Native name and meaning: mora are applique panels. Context of use: tourist item.
Donor:
Mari Lyn Salvador
Collection place:
Istupo Island, San Blas Islands, Panama
Culture or time period:
Kuna
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
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)