Mola Panel with turtle
Maker
Unknown, Kuna
Datec. 1945-1948
MediumCloth
Dimensions13 3/4” x 18”
SignedA partially legible signature or name appears at the upper left: Emechia Ifori (?)
Credit LineGift of Carolynne Whitefeather
Object numberNLA2011.82.WHI
DescriptionMola panel with two fabric layers in orange and black that create a border and the outline of a simple turtle figure. Additional interleaved fabrics create reverse appliqué multicolored vertical dashes surrounding the turtle. Multicolored appliqué and embroidered rectangular and oval elements fill the body of the turtle along with additional embroidery in the legs, tail, and around the eye.
ClassificationsTextiles
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