Mola

NameBlouse Fragment

CultureKuna; Cuna

Place madeSan Blas Islands/ Guna Yala, Panama, Central America

MediumCotton

Dimensions14 3/16 x 17 3/16 in. (36 x 43.7 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, International Folk Art Foundation Collection, gift of Dr. J. Monroe Thorington, FA.1975.47.72

Object numberFA.1975.47.72

Collections

Latin America
Panamanian Molas

DescriptionBlouse panel. Black ground, with central sailboat motif and two small boats in upper corners. Center star, with three figures of men, two of them with paddles, cat like figure on lower left of boat.

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