Blouse Panel Item Number: E255 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 bird with a large crest and its mouth open holding with its feet a large crab with its pinchers extended and its legs to its sides. The length of the crab is longer then the bird. Both are red with pink, blue, yellow, green and orange detailing. The ground is black with red, orange, green, blue, pink, yellow and purple stripes. The panel has a red fabric backing. The edges are raw.
History Of Use
Panel for blouse
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
- E255
- Type of Item
- panel
- Material
- cotton fibre and synthetic dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- appliqued and embroidered
- Overall
- height 45.8 cm, width 38.2 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
- Current Location
- Case 95
- Accession Number
- 0231/0008