Mola

Museum number:
3-27756
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3251
Description:
Mola; design is 6 curvilinear figures; 4 layers (orange, black, white, red); 50.5 x 35 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
Loans:
S1983-1984 #53b: University of California, Davis/Pat Hickman (May 9, 1984–May 29, 1984) and S1984-1985 #28: University of California, Davis/Univ. of Hawaii, UC Davis, Richmond Art Center (January 18, 1985–March 13, 1985)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Mola, accession number 3-27756, described as Mola; design is 6 curvilinear figures; 4 layers (orange, black, white, red); 50.5 x 35 cm. Multilayered applique cotton cloth; all stitching by hand.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Mola, accession number 3-27756, described as Mola; design is 6 curvilinear figures; 4 layers (orange, black, white, red); 50.5 x 35 cm. Multilayered applique cotton cloth; all stitching by hand.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mola, accession number 3-27756, described as Mola; design is 6 curvilinear figures; 4 layers (orange, black, white, red); 50.5 x 35 cm. Multilayered applique cotton cloth; all stitching by hand.

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