Mola Panel with piggyback monkeys
Maker
Unknown, Kuna
DateLate 20th C
MediumCloth
Dimensions13 1/4” H x 16 1/2” W
SignedNone
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Timothy Sullivan ‘89
Object numberNLA2011.55.SUL
DescriptionMola panel with three fabric layers in black, green and maroon that with additional interleaved fabrics create reverse appliqué multicolored vertical dashes along the bottom and a border for two large piggyback monkeys. The monkeys and surrounding spiral forms are created with extensive appliqué. Small amount of embroidery appears on the faces of both monkeys and the feet of the bottom monkey.
ClassificationsTextiles
Collections
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Unknown, Quechua
Unknown, Kuna
Unknown, Native American (Latin America)