Mola

Museum number:
3-30203
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Alternate number:
MVC-0042 (previous number (MVC number, Mossman-Vitale collection))
Accession number:
Acc.4734
Object count:
1
Description:
Mola; 49.5 x 39.5 cm; two human figures in costumes resembling British Beefeaters; left hand of each is raised, holding star-like form. right hand of each holds small bag; small human figure at center bottom; small flower-like form at center top with a 4-pointed star on the top in the other; fill rectangular . Note that large human figures contain fill of applique finger like shapes. Red predominate with pink, orange, yellow, white, blue, green, black and purple.
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 3-30203, described as Mola; 49.5 x 39.5 cm; two human figures in costumes resembling British Beefeaters; left hand of each is raised, holding star-like form. right hand of each holds small bag; small human figure at center bottom; small flower-like form at center top with a 4-pointed star on the top in the other; fill rectangular . Note that large human figures contain fill of applique finger like shapes. Red predominate with pink, orange, yellow, white, blue, green, black and purple.

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