Mola Panel with Lobster
Maker
Unknown, Kuna
DateLate 20th C
MediumCloth
Dimensions12 1/2” H x 17 1/8” W
SignedNone
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Timothy Sullivan ‘89
Object numberNLA2011.28.SUL
DescriptionMola panel with two fabric layers in black and orange to create the reverse appliqué outline of a large appliqué lobster figure in a setting of leaves and flowers. The features of the lobster, the vegetation, two large spirals, and subsidiary geometric forms are all created with appliqué and ornamented with extensive chain-stitch embroidery.
ClassificationsTextiles
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