Mola. 19.2 cm high x 24 cm wide. Red animal (tiger or cat) appliqued to dun brown background. Edges unfinished. Black stripes (tas-tas) on body and white eyes with embroidered pupil.
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:
Young child’s practice piece, made from scraps given by her mother. The work is neat, sharp edges are securely sewn, and the design well placed (fide Mary Stoddard).