Blouse Panel Item Number: E163 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Reverse appliqué blouse panel or mola that is precise and finely stitched. The design consists of two ant-eaters, six lizards and other zoomorphic forms outlined in red, orange, pink, green, blue and yellow on a black ground. The remainder of the designs are geometric and free-form. The panel has red backing fabric. The edges are raw.
History Of Use
Blouse panel
Item History
- Made in Darien Area, 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
- E163
- Type of Item
- panel
- Material
- cotton fibre and synthetic dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven, cut and appliqued
- Overall
- height 52.7 cm, width 42.2 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 Area, Panama
When
- Collection Date
- during 1972
- Ownership Date
- before March 1972
- Acquisition Date
- during March 1972
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0188/0005