Mola Panel with Shaman
Maker
Unknown, Kuna
MediumCloth
Dimensions11” x 14 3/4”
SignedNone
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Timothy Sullivan ‘89
Object numberNLA2011.73.SUL
DescriptionOne of a pair of mola panels (with NLA2011.72) with three fabric layers in maroon, black, and pale yellow that with additional interleaved fabrics create reverse appliqué linear and serrated border on three sides. At the center is a large seated shaman with hands on knees surrounded by a flowering form. He has the whiskers and teeth of a feline. Extensive details including tiny appliqué triangles and embroidered stars, spirals, dashes, etc.
ClassificationsTextiles
Collections
Exhibitions
Imagining Indigeneity in a Global Future
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Unknown, Kuna
Unknown, Kuna
