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Source Description
This whimsical, well-made panel was created by a female artist of the Guna, an Indigenous people of the Republic of Panamá. It was one of two identical or similar panels that were stitched into the front or back of a blouse (mola). Such blouses are so distinctive to the Guna that they are the single most recognizable element of Guna cultural identity.
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440965
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Flower, Birds, and Profile Animal Mola Panel
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440965
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Flower, Birds, and Profile Animal Mola Panel
description
This whimsical, well-made panel was created by a female artist of the Guna, an Indigenous people of the Republic of Panamá. It was one of two identical or similar panels that were stitched into the front or back of a blouse (mola). Such blouses are so distinctive to the Guna that they are the single most recognizable element of Guna cultural identity.
date
1900s
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CC0
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en
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Q117246816
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Garment
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Overall: 34.3 x 43.2 cm (13 1/2 x 17 in.)
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Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people
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2021.154
Source extras
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Cotton; reverse appliqué, appliqué, embroidery
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Flower, Birds, and Profile Animal Mola Panel, 1900s. Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people. Cotton; reverse appliqué, appliqué, embroidery; overall: 34.3 x 43.2 cm (13 1/2 x 17 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Cathy Lincoln, 2021.154
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Textiles
didYouKnow
Such panels originally were sewn into blouses known as molas.
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Gift of Cathy Lincoln
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2026-05-29 09:00:58.920000
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440965
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Textiles
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Textiles
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Cotton; reverse appliqué, appliqué, embroidery
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