Mola Panel with Kissing Birds
Maker
Unknown, Kuna
DateLate 20th C
MediumCloth
Dimensions10 1/4” H x 14 1/4” W
SignedNone
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Margaret C. Mariani ‘10
Object numberNLA2011.49.MAR
DescriptionMola panel with two fabric layers in maroon and mustard that with additional interleaved fabrics create reverse appliqué multicolored vertical dashes and the outlines of two birds “kissing.” Multicolored appliqué fabrics create the wings and tail feathers and leaf forms below. Elaborate embroidery ornaments the wings and faces of the birds as well as the leaves. “Swastika” patterns surround one bird eye and a single “swastika” is on the tail of the other bird.
ClassificationsTextiles
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