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Mola Panel with Flag Bearers
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Mola Panel with Flag Bearers

Maker Unknown, Kuna
DateLate 20th C
MediumCloth
Dimensions11” H x 15 7/8” W
SignedNone
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object numberNLA2011.27.LMA
DescriptionMola panel with three fabric layers in maroon, white, and blue to create tricolor outlines in reverse appliqué surrounding two appliqué figures, a man and woman, bearing flags. Reverse appliqué geometric patterns fill in the spaces around the figures. Appliqué elements and chain-stitching decorate the flags and figures. Chain-stitching also defines the flag bearing arm and hand of each figure.
ClassificationsTextiles
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