Molas

Museum number:
3-28541
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4176
Description:
Molas; pair from front and back of same blouse; (A) standing Cuna woman with metal nose ring and letters “SEL” on abdomen; red ground in center, black surround, varicolored floral and geom. designs; rickrack; purple faille at bottom; w. 55.5 cm x h. 59.5 cm. (B) Standing Cuna, “AE” on chest, red and black ground, same designs as (A); purple faille at bottom, both have comm. floral design at back; W. 55 cm x H. 58 cm. Extremely rare and unique in that they depict Cunas.
Donor:
Barbara E. Busch
Collection place:
San Blas Islands, Panama
Culture or time period:
Kuna
Collector:
Barbara E. Busch
Collection date:
ca. 1947
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Molas
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
November 1986
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Molas, accession number 3-28541, described as Molas; pair from front and back of same blouse; (A) standing Cuna woman with metal nose ring and letters “SEL” on abdomen; red ground in center, black surround, varicolored floral and geom. designs; rickrack; purple faille at bottom; w. 55.5 cm x h. 59.5 cm. (B) Standing Cuna, “AE” on chest, red and black ground, same designs as (A); purple faille at bottom, both have comm. floral design at back; W. 55 cm x H. 58 cm. Extremely rare and unique in that they depict Cunas.

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