Mola Panel with centaur
Maker
Unknown, Kuna
DateLate 20th C
MediumCloth
Dimensions14 1/8” H x 16 1/2” W
SignedNone
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Carol Ann Lorenz
Object numberNLA2011.62.LOR
DescriptionMola panel with two fabric layers in red and medium blue that with additional interleaved fabrics create reverse appliqué multicolored vertical dashes and a border around a large figure of a centaur. The arms, wings, tail, body, and weapons of the centaur are created and decorated with appliqué elements and embroidery. Birds appear at the upper and lower left and a large flower at the bottom right.
ClassificationsTextiles
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Unknown, Kuna
