Mola

Museum number:
3-30172
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Alternate number:
6b (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4684
Description:
Mola; black and white, 22.5 cm wide x 18.1 high. Bird motif (black figure over white ground). Border edges are folded and basted with blue thread. Edge of white fabric backing is folded over to front and basted in place with blue running stitch. Stained.
Donor:
Mary C. Stoddard
Collection place:
Panama
Verbatim coll. place:
Purchased in Panama City, Panama
Collector:
Mary C. Stoddard
Collection date:
1975
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Molas
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
December 17, 1996
Context of use:
This is a child’s practice piece, where she learns composition or stitching skills.
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Mola, accession number 3-30172, described as Mola; black and white, 22.5 cm wide x 18.1 high. Bird motif (black figure over white ground). Border edges are folded and basted with blue thread. Edge of white fabric backing is folded over to front and basted in place with blue running stitch. Stained.

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