Blouse Panel Item Number: E162 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 parrot sitting above an anteater. Bird and animal are black outlined in red and orange. The figures are detailed and surrounded by various geometric shapes in red, green, white, pink, blue, purple and orange all on a black ground. The panel has a red fabric backing. 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
- E162
- Type of Item
- panel
- Material
- cotton fibre and synthetic dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven, appliqued and cut
- Overall
- height 36.8 cm, width 32.3 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
- 0188/0004