Mola Panel with Confronting Birds
Maker
Unknown, Kuna
Date1970s ?
MediumCloth
Dimensions12 5/8” H x 18 7/8” W
SignedNone
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by the Mortimer C. Howe Fund
Object numberNLA2011.17.HOW
DescriptionMola panel with three fabric layers of red, yellow and black to create the outlined forms of two large confronting birds whose bodies are filled with long vertical multicolored appliqué lines representing feathers. Their eyes are surrounded by embroidered running stitches. The background is filled with horizontal dashes in reverse appliqué, some with additional interleaved fabrics.
ClassificationsTextiles
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