Mola

NameBlouse Fragment

CultureKuna; Cuna

Datec. 1965

Place madeSan Blas Islands/ Guna Yala, Panama, Central America

MediumCotton

Dimensions13 3/4 × 16 9/16 in. (35 × 42 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Thomas J. Hannaher, A.2018.60.3

Object numberA.2018.60.3

Collections

DescriptionThis child's mola is hand sewn with contrasting red thread. The black on red ground has a Niskwa or star pattern in white applique.

c. 1965

1945 - 1965

1980s

Artist Not Recorded

c. 1930

1950s - 1960s

1940s - 1950s

Amah Sipu Gonzales

c. 1988

1950s - 1960s

c. 1945

1945 - 1965

Artist Not Recorded

Mid-20th century

Hima Ramabhai

ca. 1965