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Mola
Mola
Mola
DepartmentTextiles-Latin America

Mola

NameBlouse Fragment
Artist or maker Amah Sipu Gonzales
CultureKuna; Cuna
Datec. 1988
Place madeTigri, San Blas Islands/ Guna Yala, Panama, Central America
MediumCotton
Dimensions14 15/16 × 16 15/16 in. (38 × 43 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, International Folk Art Foundation Collection, FA.1994.69.15V
Object numberFA.1994.69.15v
Collections
Description2 pieces. Dark red molas, reverse applique with a little embroidery. One has large rounded square outline filled with four elaborate circles, representing sea urchins. Another circle at each corner. Many tiny triangles all over.
Mola
Mola
1960s
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Mola blouse
1980s
Adire eleko, woman’s wrapper (“ljapa/tortoise” design)
Adire eleko, woman’s wrapper (“ljapa/tortoise” design)
Artist not recorded
ca. 1960s
Santiago de 9/11
Santiago de 9/11
Roberto Gonzales
2002
Pair of candlesticks
Pair of candlesticks
Higinio V. Gonzales
Tortilla Press of San Pascual and Sacred Heart
Tortilla Press of San Pascual and Sacred Heart
Liberty Mary Gonzales
2018
The 9/11 Altar Screen
The 9/11 Altar Screen
Roberto Gonzales
2002/05
Hmong baby carrier
Hmong baby carrier
See Vue
ca. 1979
Mola blouse
Mola blouse
1950s - 1960s
Mola
Mola
c. 1965
Embroidery by Policarpio Valencia.
Embroidery
Policarpio Valencia
1927
Adire eleko, woman’s wrapper (“Ore merin/Four friends” design)
Adire eleko, woman’s wrapper (“Ore merin/Four friends” design)
Artist not recorded
ca. 1960s
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