Blouse with mola panels
Unidentified Guna (Kuna) maker
late 1960s
Blouse made of two panels; red foundation and red applique, with yellow and black; patterns geometric, but may be representational (two-stove design); neck and sleeves in print cloth in black, green, yellow
Overall: 20 1/2 × 17 5/16 in. (52 × 44 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase
170.64.25154
Geography
Place Made: Nalunega island, Panama, Central America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Clothing: Outerwear
Research Area
Americas
Not on view
Exhibition History
A Space for Dialogue 4, Creating Under Pressure: Artistic Brilliance as a Symbol of Cultural Resilience, Kimberly Soderstrom, Class of 2002, Class of 1954 Hood Museum of Art Public Relations Intern, Main Lobby, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, March 9-April 14, 2002. .
Dressing Up Culture: Molas from Kuna Yala, Alvin P. Gutman Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, May 17-December 7, 2008.
Provenance
Nana Diaz, Nalunega, Panama; sold to Russell A. Mittermeier (Class of 1971) for the Dartmouth College Museum, 1970.
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