Mola Panel with Two Birds
Maker
Unknown, Kuna
Date1970s ?
MediumCloth
Dimensions19 “ H x 12 5/8” W
SignedNone
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by the Mortimer C. Howe Fund
Object numberNLA2011.16.HOW
DescriptionMola panel with three fabric layers of black, orange and red to create a multicolored reverse appliqué background and border for two birds (herons?) with upraised wings flanking a vessel. The birds and vessel are created with multicolored appliqué. The figures and background are filled with multicolored appliqué and reverse appliqué dashes of various lengths, some with additional interleaved fabrics.
ClassificationsTextiles
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