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Mola Panel with Shaman pots

Maker Unknown, Kuna

MediumCloth

Dimensions14 1/2” x 20”

SignedNone

Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Timothy Sullivan ‘89

Object numberNLA2011.75.SUL

DescriptionMola panel with three fabric layers in maroon, orange, and black that create reverse appliqué tiny triangles that fill the background and reverse appliqué and appliqué linear and serrated borders for four large and three small shaman pots. The pots and their circle and zigzag ornamentation are appliqué with the exception of the upper small pot which contains some embroidered elements. The large pots also have reverse appliqué dots.

ClassificationsTextiles

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Longyear Museum of Anthropology Collections

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