2011.01.0229 (previous museum number (recataloged from)) and 229 (temporary number)
Accession number:
Acc.4783
Description:
Mola, single panel; with animal and bird motif. Large central figure has embroidery on face and foot; flanking bird figures have embroidered eyes, one also on face. Red orange and black.
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 36.5 centimeters and whole— width 42 centimeters