Mola

Museum number:
3-27462
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3159
Description:
'mola'; orange and black on white ground: 'obo galet' type (3 colors, 2 layers). simple geometric figures of crosses and reversed "u"s in alternating diagonal arrangement; white ground layer is made from a flour sack. stained, faded with several holes. 50 x 39 cm.
Donor:
Grace Relfe and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Istupo Island, San Blas Islands, Panama
Culture or time period:
Kuna
Collector:
Grace Relfe
Collection date:
1975
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Molas
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Context of use:
these applique panels form the front and back of women's and children's shirts; made by Cuna women; old, worn and out-of-style panels are sold to tourists
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
length 39 centimeters and width 50 centimeters
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 3-27462, described as 'mola'; orange and black on white ground: 'obo galet' type (3 colors, 2 layers). simple geometric figures of crosses and reversed "u"s in alternating diagonal arrangement; white ground layer is made from a flour sack. stained, faded with several holes. 50 x 39 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Mola, accession number 3-27462, described as 'mola'; orange and black on white ground: 'obo galet' type (3 colors, 2 layers). simple geometric figures of crosses and reversed "u"s in alternating diagonal arrangement; white ground layer is made from a flour sack. stained, faded with several holes. 50 x 39 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mola, accession number 3-27462, described as 'mola'; orange and black on white ground: 'obo galet' type (3 colors, 2 layers). simple geometric figures of crosses and reversed "u"s in alternating diagonal arrangement; white ground layer is made from a flour sack. stained, faded with several holes. 50 x 39 cm.

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