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Mola Panel with Women preparing chicha
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Mola Panel with Women preparing chicha

Maker Ricartina Smith
MediumCotton, cloth
Dimensions12 3/4” H x 16 1/4” W
SignedNone
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by the Henke-Hsu Family
Object numberNLA2013.17A.HSU
DescriptionOne of a pair of mola panels (with NLA2013.17B). Mola panel in three fabric layers of maroon, black, and bright pink creating reverse appliqué images depicting two women preparing chicha and an infant in a hammock. Multicolored triangular shapes in reverse appliqué fill the background. Remains of pink floral blouse along bottom edge.
ClassificationsTextiles
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Exhibitions
Makers and Materials of the Americas
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