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Mola Panel with Scorpions
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Mola Panel with Scorpions

Maker Unknown, Kuna
DateLate 20th C
MediumCloth
Dimensions16 1/2” H x 13 3/16” W
SignedNone
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Timothy Sullivan ‘89
Object numberNLA2011.21.SUL
DescriptionMola panel with two fabric layers in black and maroon with additional interleaved fabrics to create the complex reverse appliqué and appliqué images of one large and two small scorpions. The bodies, legs, and tails of the scorpions also have extensive embroidery using running and chain stitches. The background is filled with small triangles of reverse appliqué (maroon) and multicolored appliqué fabrics.
ClassificationsTextiles
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