Mola blouse

Museum number:
3-29089
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3805
Description:
Mola blouse; complex varicolored layered panels, front and back; front bottom center figure of standing crustacean with embroidered face, back bottom center figure is bottle nose dolphin; floral polyester fabric top and sleeves, pink polyester hem with floral embroidery; back zipper; h. 53 cm.
Donor:
Ruth S. Kadish
Collection place:
El Tigre Island, San Blas Islands, Panama
Culture or time period:
Kuna
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Molas
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Mola blouse, accession number 3-29089, described as Mola blouse; complex varicolored layered panels, front and back; front bottom center figure of standing crustacean with embroidered face, back bottom center figure is bottle nose dolphin; floral polyester fabric top and sleeves, pink polyester hem with floral embroidery; back zipper; h. 53 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Mola blouse, accession number 3-29089, described as Mola blouse; complex varicolored layered panels, front and back; front bottom center figure of standing crustacean with embroidered face, back bottom center figure is bottle nose dolphin; floral polyester fabric top and sleeves, pink polyester hem with floral embroidery; back zipper; h. 53 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Mola blouse, accession number 3-29089, described as Mola blouse; complex varicolored layered panels, front and back; front bottom center figure of standing crustacean with embroidered face, back bottom center figure is bottle nose dolphin; floral polyester fabric top and sleeves, pink polyester hem with floral embroidery; back zipper; h. 53 cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Mola blouse, accession number 3-29089, described as Mola blouse; complex varicolored layered panels, front and back; front bottom center figure of standing crustacean with embroidered face, back bottom center figure is bottle nose dolphin; floral polyester fabric top and sleeves, pink polyester hem with floral embroidery; back zipper; h. 53 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mola blouse, accession number 3-29089, described as Mola blouse; complex varicolored layered panels, front and back; front bottom center figure of standing crustacean with embroidered face, back bottom center figure is bottle nose dolphin; floral polyester fabric top and sleeves, pink polyester hem with floral embroidery; back zipper; h. 53 cm.

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