Mola

Museum number:
3-27755
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3251
Description:
Mola; design is 4 helicopters; layers of red, orange, red with varicolored tas-tas (short parallel slits) as fillers; worn; morganikat type (3 layers with multicolored filler); 59 x 48 cm. Multilayered applique cotton cloth; all stitching by hand.
Donor:
Grace Relfe, Kathy Ashe, and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Istupo Island, San Blas Islands, Panama
Culture or time period:
Kuna
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Molas
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Mola, accession number 3-27755, described as Mola; design is 4 helicopters; layers of red, orange, red with varicolored tas-tas (short parallel slits) as fillers; worn; morganikat type (3 layers with multicolored filler); 59 x 48 cm. Multilayered applique cotton cloth; all stitching by hand.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Mola, accession number 3-27755, described as Mola; design is 4 helicopters; layers of red, orange, red with varicolored tas-tas (short parallel slits) as fillers; worn; morganikat type (3 layers with multicolored filler); 59 x 48 cm. Multilayered applique cotton cloth; all stitching by hand.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mola, accession number 3-27755, described as Mola; design is 4 helicopters; layers of red, orange, red with varicolored tas-tas (short parallel slits) as fillers; worn; morganikat type (3 layers with multicolored filler); 59 x 48 cm. Multilayered applique cotton cloth; all stitching by hand.

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