Mola depicting Birds, possibly Chickens
Unidentified Guna (Kuna) maker
20th century
Multicolor and print cotton cloth
Overall: 22 1/16 × 17 15/16 in. (56 × 45.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of the Estate of John Sloan
178.4.25639
Geography
Place Made: Panama, Central America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Clothing: Outerwear
Research Area
Americas
Not on view
Exhibition History
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
Estate of John Sloan (1871-1951); given to present collection, 1978.
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