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Mola: Pelicans

1939-1969

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Kuna

Mola: Pelicans

1939-1969

Physical Qualities Cotton, 16 x 17 1/2 in. (40.6 x 44.5 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Nancy and Robert Swindell, Baltimore
Object Number 2013.143
Panamanian mola with two confronting pelicans. Ground color is red. Appliqué and reverse appliqué in solid colored textiles of black, purple, green, blue, lime, yellow, pink, orange, tan. Depicts two large pelicans facing, one with a fish in its beak. Abstract images surround the two birds. A dark yellow-brown fabric of one inch is attached to the bottom of the panel. Panel was used as either the front or back of a woman's blouse.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2013; Nancy Swindell, Baltimore

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