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Source Description
This <em>Labyrinth Mola Panel </em>is executed in one of the most prestigious of Guna mola-making techniques. Known as <em>bisu-bisu</em>, it is a geometric maze of evenly spaced lines that create winding paths across the surface and visually dissolve the divide between figure and ground.
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442249
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Labyrinth Mola Panel
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442249
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object
title
Labyrinth Mola Panel
description
This <em>Labyrinth Mola Panel </em>is executed in one of the most prestigious of Guna mola-making techniques. Known as <em>bisu-bisu</em>, it is a geometric maze of evenly spaced lines that create winding paths across the surface and visually dissolve the divide between figure and ground.
date
before 1960
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
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Q117246876
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Garment
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1
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import
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Overall: 42 x 53 cm (16 9/16 x 20 7/8 in.)
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Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people
accession
2021.153
Source extras
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Cotton; reverse appliqué, appliqué
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Labyrinth Mola Panel, before 1960. Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people. Cotton; reverse appliqué, appliqué; overall: 42 x 53 cm (16 9/16 x 20 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Howard A. Aronson, 2021.153
collection
Textiles
didYouKnow
Panels like this one originally were sewn into blouses known as molas.
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Gift of Howard A. Aronson
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2026-05-29 09:01:02.975000
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442249
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Textiles
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Textiles
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Cotton; reverse appliqué, appliqué
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