Mola Panel
Unidentified Guna (Kuna) maker
mid-1900s
Cloth panel; black foundation, reverse applique mostly in pink. Geometric design.
Overall: 21 1/4 × 18 1/8 in. (54 × 46 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase
170.64.25143
Geography
Place Made: Nalunega island, Panama, Central America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Clothing: Outerwear
Research Area
Americas
Textiles and Costumes
Not on view
Provenance
Ignacio Perez, Nalunega Island, Panama; sold to Russell A. Mittermeier (Class of 1971) for the Dartmouth College Museum, 1970.
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