Mola

Museum number:
3-30168
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Accession number:
Acc.4684
Description:
Mask: anthropomorphic: male. Wide plant fiber wrapped on bamboo frame. Long, tied on hook nose and animal skin tied to chin. Two large eye holes. Leather piece tied on at mouth. H 49 cm (without animal skin) W 26cm (measured . Animal skin
Donor:
Mary C. Stoddard
Collection place:
Panama
Culture or time period:
Kuna
Collector:
Mary C. Stoddard and Thomas McCorkle
Collection date:
1967
Materials:
Bamboo (material), Leather, and Skin (collagenous material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume) and Molas
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
December 17, 1996
Context of use:
Used in Magadelena Fiesta
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Mola, accession number 3-30168, described as Mask: anthropomorphic: male. Wide plant fiber wrapped on bamboo frame. Long, tied on hook nose and animal skin tied to chin. Two large eye holes. Leather piece tied on at mouth. H 49 cm (without animal skin) W 26cm (measured . Animal skinHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Mola, accession number 3-30168, described as Mask: anthropomorphic: male. Wide plant fiber wrapped on bamboo frame. Long, tied on hook nose and animal skin tied to chin. Two large eye holes. Leather piece tied on at mouth. H 49 cm (without animal skin) W 26cm (measured . Animal skin

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