Birds and Fish Mola Panels (Pair)

1900s Overall: 46.4 x 34.3 cm (18 1/4 x 13 1/2 in.) Source image
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These two, nearly identical panels were created by a female artist of the Guna, an Indigenous people of the Republic of Panamá. Originally, they 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 r...

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