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Mola: Geometric Design, Paddle?

2008.22.0111

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Artifact Identification Mola: Geometric Design, Paddle?   (2008.22.0111)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Art
    3. :
  3. N/A
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Contemporary
Date 1968 - late 1970s
Culture Cuna, Kuna
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 52.9 cm
Dimension 2 (Height) 42 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) .2 cm
Weight 112 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Textile--Cotton
Manufacturing Processes Textile--Appliqué

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Chaves, Enrique and Linnea Angermuller. About Molas. FSU Isthmian Anthropology Society, Panama: 1972.

Kapp, Kit. Mola Art. K.S. Kapp Publications, North Bend, OH: 1972.

Salvador, Mari Lyn. The Art of Being Kuna: Layers of Meaning Among the Kuna of Panama. Fowler Museum, Los Angeles: 1997.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Kieffer-Lopez Collection
Reproduction No

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