Mola Panel with Parrot
Maker
Unknown, Kuna
DateLate 20th C
MediumCloth
Dimensions13 1/2” H x 18 3/8” W
SignedNone
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object numberNLA2011.44.LMA
DescriptionMola panel with two fabric layers in maroon and dark teal that with additional interleaved fabrics create multicolored dashes in various orientations and a border around a parrot and branch with two large leaves in reverse appliqué. In appliqué are chevrons representing feathers on the wings and concentric circles on the breast of the bird and spines and ribs on the leaves. Embroidery accentuates outlines, surrounds bird eye, creates “swastikas” and other designs.
ClassificationsTextiles
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