Blouse Panel Item Number: E160 a from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Reverse appliqué cotton blouse panel or mola that is precise and finely stitched. The design consists of a large central manta ray with two smaller mantas on either side. All of the mantas have white eyes, are detailed with black rectangular-like shapes; they are green outlined in orange with yellow, pink, purple, green, blue and white detailing. The ground is black with black, orange, green, blue and purple stripes. One side is edged with a thick orange fabric border while the opposite side has black. The panel has a red fabric backing. Two edges are raw.
History Of Use
Blouse panels
Item History
- Made in Darien, Panama
- Collected during 1972
- Owned by Sue Pardey before March 1972
- Received from Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Sue Pardey (Seller) during March 1972
What
- Name
- Blouse Panel
- Identification Number
- E160 a
- Type of Item
- panel
- Material
- cotton fibre and synthetic dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven, appliqued and cut
- Overall
- height 43.7 cm, width 41.6 cm
Who
- Culture
- Kuna
- Previous Owner
- Sue Pardey
- Received from
- Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Sue Pardey (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Darien, Panama
When
- Collection Date
- during 1972
- Ownership Date
- before March 1972
- Acquisition Date
- during March 1972
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 95
- Accession Number
- 0188/0001 a