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Mola Panel with Horse and Rider
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Mola Panel with Horse and Rider

Maker Unknown, Kuna
ClassificationsTextiles
Dimensions16 1/2” x 20 1/2”
Materials/TechniqueCloth
SignedNone
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Timothy Sullivan ‘89
Object numberNLA2011.71.SUL
DescriptionMola panel with four fabric layers in black, dark maroon, orange, and light maroon to create the reverse appliqué outline and serrated border of a large horse and rider and three additional smaller figures. Appliqué elements create and decorate the figures and the large star at the center of the horse. Reverse appliqué and appliqué triangles fill the background and body of the horse. Embroidery decorates mostly the faces and limbs of the figures.
Place of origin / madeSan Blas Island, North America and Central America
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