Mola

Museum number:
3-30186a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210330186a@2cb
Alternate number:
MVC-0015/MVC-0016 (previous number (MVC number, Mossman-Vitale collection))
Accession number:
Acc.4734
Description:
Molas, matched pair; a) 38 cm x53.5 cm.colors; main background and top layer is red; other layers are purple,blue, green, pink, yellow, orange; central motif creatures sharing a central head. and curled tentacle arms and legs attached (mirror image); filler of small circles b) 54 cm x 38.5 cm. Central motif same as a) with slight variations.
Donor:
Kathleen Vitale and Paul Vitale
Collection place:
San Blas Islands, Panama
Verbatim coll. place:
Latin America; Panama; San Blas Islands; Cuna Blas Islands
Culture or time period:
Kuna
Collector:
Rachel Gould Mossman
Collection date:
1967
Materials:
Cotton (textile) and Synthetic
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Molas
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
June 23, 2006
Context of use:
parts of woman's blouse; trade item.
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Mola, accession number 3-30186a,b, described as Molas, matched pair; a) 38 cm x53.5 cm.colors; main background and top layer is red; other layers are purple,blue, green, pink, yellow, orange; central motif creatures sharing a central head. and curled tentacle arms and legs attached (mirror image); filler of small circles b) 54 cm x 38.5 cm. Central motif same as a) with slight variations.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Mola, accession number 3-30186a,b, described as Molas, matched pair; a) 38 cm x53.5 cm.colors; main background and top layer is red; other layers are purple,blue, green, pink, yellow, orange; central motif creatures sharing a central head. and curled tentacle arms and legs attached (mirror image); filler of small circles b) 54 cm x 38.5 cm. Central motif same as a) with slight variations.

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