Mola Panel with Playing Card Figures
Maker
Unknown, Kuna
DateLate 20th C
MediumCloth
Dimensions11 1/2” H x 15 3/8” W
SignedNone
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Timothy Sullivan ‘89
Object numberNLA2011.48.SUL
DescriptionMola panel with two fabric layers in maroon and black that with additional interleaved fabrics create reverse appliqué multicolored vertical dashes and the outlines of two large crowned figures probably derived from playing card imagery. The figures have appliqué and embroidered features and heart shaped costume elements.
ClassificationsTextiles
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Unknown, Kuna
