Blouse Panel Item Number: E252 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 four figures wearing a headdress and a cape surrounded by a crescent moon. Around the design are stars, letters, triangles and other abstract shapes. The shapes and figures are in yellow, pink, blue, purple, green, white and orange on a red ground. The panel has a dark green 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
- E252
- Type of Item
- panel
- Material
- cotton fibre and synthetic dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- appliqued and embroidered
- Overall
- height 46.5 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
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0231/0005