Mola

NameBlouse Fragment

CultureKuna; Cuna

DateEarly 1940s

Place madeComarca de San Blas, Panama, Central America

MediumCotton

Dimensions16 1/8 × 20 1/4 in. (41 × 51.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.67.699

Object numberA.1979.67.699

Collections

Panamanian Molas

DescriptionAppliqued, commercial cotton fabric. Multicolor on orange ground. Traditional geometric pattern with central T-shape design. // Mounted by A. Girard. Similar to Cana, or bench design. Old style. - Mari Lyn Salvador.

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