Mola Panel with Fish and Leaves
Maker
Unknown, Kuna
DateLate 20th C
MediumCloth
Dimensions11 3/4” H x 15 3/4” W
SignedNone
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Timothy Sullivan ‘89
Object numberNLA2011.53.SUL
DescriptionMola panel with three fabric layers in maroon, orange, and olive green that with additional interleaved fabrics create reverse appliqué multicolored vertical dashes and a four-lobed border with an appliqué leaf in each lobe and fish within the central diamond. The leaves and fish are ornamented with embroidery.
ClassificationsTextiles
Collections
Exhibitions
Imagining Indigeneity in a Global Future
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Unknown, Kuna
