Mola Panel with Courting scene
Maker
Unknown, Kuna
DateLate 20th C
MediumCloth
Dimensions11 3/4” H x 15 3/4” W
SignedNone
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object numberNLA2011.51.LMA
DescriptionMola panel with two fabric layers in black and mauve that with additional interleaved fabrics create reverse appliqué multicolored vertical dashes and a border surrounding two large appliqué figures. A male figure offers a leafy bloom to a female figure on left. Geometric shapes are above and below the flower. Extensive embroidery ornament all the figures.
ClassificationsTextiles
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Unknown, Kuna
Unknown, Kuna
