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Mola Panel with fly

Maker Unknown, Kuna

Datec. 1945-1948

MediumCloth

Dimensions18 5/8” x 23”

SignedNone

Credit LineGift of Carolynne Whitefeather

Object numberNLA2011.85.WHI

DescriptionMola panel with three fabric layers in red, black, and orange that create a large central figure of a fly and, together with additional interleaved solid and printed fabrics, create reverse appliqué multicolored vertical and horizontal dashes throughout the background and body and wings of the fly. Small appliqué insects surround the fly. Appliqué letters spell out “Mosca” (fly) at the center top. Four-pointed appliqué and embroidered elements fill the wings of the fly.

ClassificationsTextiles

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