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Mola Panel with Graduation

Maker Unknown, Kuna

DateLate 20th C

MediumCloth

Dimensions13 5/8” H x 14 3/8” W

SignedNone

Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Lynne Woehrle ’87 and Holger Foersterling

Object numberNLA2011.25.WOE

DescriptionMola panel with three fabric layers in maroon, white, and blue to create a tri-color pattern of spirals in reverse appliqué. Two appliqué figures represent a graduate in cap and gown receiving a certificate from an official. Chain-stitch embroidery accents the clothing of the principle figures as well as spelling out “Graduacion” at the top. The certificate states “Certificado de Martiliano Barsallo” in chain stitching.

ClassificationsTextiles

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Longyear Museum of Anthropology Collections

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