Mola Panel with Bird and Flower
Maker
Unknown, Kuna
Datec. 1945-1948
MediumCloth
Dimensions16” x 19 3/4”
SignedNone
Credit LineGift of Carolynne Whitefeather
Object numberNLA2011.84.WHI
DescriptionMola panel with three fabric layers in red, light orange, and black that create a large six-petaled flower and, together with additional interleaved solid and printed fabrics, create reverse appliqué multicolored vertical dashes throughout the background. At the center is an appliqué and embroidered long-necked ostrich-like bird. Appliqué flowers fill the spaces within and around the large central flower.
ClassificationsTextiles
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Unknown, Kuna
Unknown, Kuna
