DepartmentTextiles-Latin America
Mola
NameBlouse Fragment
CultureKuna; Cuna
Datec. 1945
Place madeSan Blas Islands/ Guna Yala, Panama, Central America
MediumCotton
Dimensions18 1/2 × 22 1/16 in. (47 × 56 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Thomas J. Hannaher, A.2018.60.6
Object numberA.2018.60.6
DescriptionThis mola has a black base with a red and orange design over blue that may represent a vine pattern. Two borders have a sawtooth pattern with, one with a narrow blue-green band, and both with yellow bands.
1940s - 1950s
Artist Not Recorded
c. 1965
1950s - 1960s
ca. 1930
Late 18th century
1940s
1980s
third quarter 18th century