Blouse Panel Item Number: E161 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 T-shapes in yellows, orange, green and mauve in the upright or upside down position. The T-shapes are outlined and contained within four larger orange I-shapes. All of the designs are on a red ground. The "T" is apparently copied from an old issue of time magazine. Three edges are raw; one has a thin orange border.
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
- E161
- Type of Item
- panel
- Material
- cotton fibre and synthetic dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven, cut and appliqued
- Overall
- height 50.8 cm, width 38.7 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
- Current Location
- Case 95
- Accession Number
- 0188/0003