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Mola Panel with Lizard and Bird

Maker Unknown, Kuna

Date1970s ?

MediumCloth

Dimensions18 5/6” H x 13 3/16” W

SignedNone

Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by the Mortimer C. Howe Fund

Object numberNLA2011.15.HOW

DescriptionMola panel with two fabric layers of red and orange with additional interleaved fabrics to create a multicolored reverse appliqué and appliqué lizard (or gecko) and bird with a black heart outlined in orange. Multicolored dashes of various lengths surround and fill in the bodies of the animals. The lizard has embroidery in short running stitches around its eye.

ClassificationsTextiles

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