Blouse Panel Item Number: E251 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 large, central angel-like figure with wings extending from either side. The woman has long hair, her arms are folded back onto her chest and is wearing a mulit-coloured skirt with white boots. On either side are two smaller figures facing the middle with their legs curled underneath and their arms extended outwards. There are many rectangular shapes around the figures. Everything is red outlined in orange with black, yellow, green, blue, pink and purple detailing all on a red ground. The panel has a red fabric backing. The edges are raw.
History Of Use
Blouse panel
Item History
- Made in Colon, Panama
- Owned by Shelagh Stark before November 28, 1972
- Received from Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Shelagh Stark (Seller) on November 28, 1972
What
- Name
- Blouse Panel
- Identification Number
- E251
- Type of Item
- panel
- Material
- cotton fibre and synthetic dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- appliqued and embroidered
- Overall
- height 46.8 cm, width 36.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Kuna
- Previous Owner
- Shelagh Stark
- Received from
- Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Shelagh Stark (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Colon, Panama
When
- Ownership Date
- before November 28, 1972
- Acquisition Date
- on November 28, 1972
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0231/0004