Mola

Museum number:
3-30193a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210330193a@2cb
Alternate number:
MVC-0029/MVC-0030 (previous number (MVC number, Mossman-Vitale collection))
Accession number:
Acc.4734
Description:
Molas, matched pair; a) 49 x 44 cm; bottom border of plack cloth with printed flowers; layers, red on top, orange in middle and black on bottom; additional appliqued colors, green, pink, blue, and lime; design motifs: 3 footed urns topped by a cross, smaller geometric motifs including diamonds and triangles; fill diamonds and vertical slits. fill of urns is diminishing ovals backed by handmade saw tooth layer. b) same as a)
Donor:
Kathleen Vitale and Paul Vitale
Collection place:
San Blas Islands, Panama
Verbatim coll. place:
Latin America; Panama; San Blas Islands; Cuna
Culture or time period:
Kuna
Collector:
Rachel Gould Mossman
Collection date:
1967
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Molas
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
June 23, 2006
Context of use:
part of woman's blouse; trade item
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Mola, accession number 3-30193a,b, described as Molas, matched pair; a) 49 x 44 cm; bottom border of plack cloth with printed flowers; layers, red on top, orange in middle and black on bottom; additional appliqued colors, green, pink, blue, and lime; design motifs: 3 footed urns topped by a cross, smaller geometric motifs including diamonds and triangles; fill diamonds and vertical slits. fill of urns is diminishing ovals backed by handmade saw tooth layer. b) same as a)Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Mola, accession number 3-30193a,b, described as Molas, matched pair; a) 49 x 44 cm; bottom border of plack cloth with printed flowers; layers, red on top, orange in middle and black on bottom; additional appliqued colors, green, pink, blue, and lime; design motifs: 3 footed urns topped by a cross, smaller geometric motifs including diamonds and triangles; fill diamonds and vertical slits. fill of urns is diminishing ovals backed by handmade saw tooth layer. b) same as a)

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