Mola Panel with Insects
Maker
Unknown, Kuna
MediumCloth
Dimensions13 1/4” x 17 1/4”
SignedNone
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Timothy Sullivan ‘89
Object numberNLA2011.74.SUL
DescriptionMola panel with three fabric layers in dark red, green, and maroon that with additional interleaved fabrics create reverse appliqué multicolored vertical dashes and a border around two large horned insects. The insects and a pupa are created with multicolored appliqué. Each holds a fish and the faces of each are worked in black crosshatched embroidery. Additional embroidery ornaments all of the figures.
ClassificationsTextiles
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Unknown, Kuna
