Mola

Museum number:
3-30208
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Alternate number:
MVC-0047 (previous number (MVC number, Mossman-Vitale collection))
Accession number:
Acc.4734
Object count:
1
Description:
Mola; 47.8 x 37.5 cm; motifs, pair of butterfly-like creatures with small faces embroidered, antenae-like forms at top and bottom; central wing like forms, Fill; rectangles consisting of horizontal stripes which continue between sets of fill oppenings; Colors: red, black, pink, blue, yellow, green, purple, brown, printed material.
Donor:
Kathleen Vitale and Paul Vitale
Collection place:
San Blas Islands, Panama
Verbatim coll. place:
Latin America; Panama; San Blas Islands; Cuna
Culture or time period:
Kuna
Collector:
Rachel Gould Mossman
Collection date:
1967
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Embroidery (visual works) and Molas
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
June 23, 2006
Context of use:
part of woman's garment; trade item
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Mola, accession number 3-30208, described as Mola; 47.8 x 37.5 cm; motifs, pair of butterfly-like creatures with small faces embroidered, antenae-like forms at top and bottom; central wing like forms, Fill; rectangles consisting of horizontal stripes which continue between sets of fill oppenings; Colors: red, black, pink, blue, yellow, green, purple, brown, printed material.

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