Blouse Panel Item Number: E253 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 fish with white eyes and mouth; purple, blue, pink green and yellow u-shaped gills and orange, red, purple, green, blue and pink long fins. There is a small fish behind the large one as well as in the top and bottom corners of the panel. The smaller fish are outlined in orange with yellow, green, black, pink and purple detailing. The ground is red with 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
- E253
- Type of Item
- panel
- Material
- cotton fibre and synthetic dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- appliqued and embroidered
- Overall
- height 45.2 cm, width 37.7 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
- 0231/0006