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Mola Panel with Two Monkeys

Maker Unknown, Kuna

DateLate 20th C

MediumCloth

Dimensions13 1/4” H x 16 1/4” W

SignedNone

Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Timothy Sullivan ‘89

Object numberNLA2011.22.SUL

DescriptionMola panel with three fabric layers in maroon, black and brown to create the complex reverse appliqué and appliqué images of two white-faced monkeys hanging from branches of a fruit-bearing tree. Their bodies are ornamented with reverse appliqué dots and appliqué concentric circles. The background is filled with multicolored reverse appliqué and appliqué X designs within black rectangles. Extensive chain and running stitch embroidery throughout.

ClassificationsTextiles

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Longyear Museum of Anthropology Collections

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