Mola Panel with Rabbit and Flowers
Maker
Unknown, Kuna
DateLate 20th C
MediumCloth
Dimensions10 1/2” H x 15 3/16” W
SignedNone
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object numberNLA2011.08.LMA
DescriptionMola panel with three layers of fabric in dark maroon, orange, and purple to create a reverse appliqué pre-Colombian design in the center of which there is a rabbit and a flower on each side in multilayered appliqué. Both the rabbit and flowers are embroidered with chain stitching.
ClassificationsTextiles
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Unknown, Kuna