Mola Panel with Cartoon Alligator
Maker
Unknown, Kuna
DateLate 20th C
MediumCloth
Dimensions12 1/4” x 16 3/4”
SignedNone
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Timothy Sullivan ‘89
Object numberNLA2011.76.SUL
DescriptionMola panel with three fabric layers in orange, black, and green that create appliqué and reverse appliqué geometric patterns and a central border for an appliqué and embroidered cartoon alligator figure wearing shorts, a tank top, and a headband. Additional interleaved fabrics create reverse appliqué multicolored vertical dashes that surround the alligator figure.
ClassificationsTextiles
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