Mola

NameBlouse Fragment

CultureKuna; Cuna

Date1940s

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

MediumCotton

Dimensions18 1/2 × 23 5/8 in. (47 × 60 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Thomas J. Hannaher, A.2018.60.8

Object numberA.2018.60.8

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionThis mola incorporates printed fabric with solid colors, predominately red with orange, yellow, blue and green.. In keeping with a Kuna origins myth, it depicts two humanoid tree figures in the center facing one another with branches extending from their heads and arms. The letters S H C and the number 2 are appliqued on the left. A human figure is on the upper right. Other smaller images may denote souls.