Mola blouse. Body of blouse composed of red cotton with multi-coloured mola panels; upper bodice area and the short sleeves are made of undecorated purple velveteen material, with a red cotton border around the neckline. Both front and back are similar in design. On the front is written,'K SNIJBONEN', and SAN BLAS' down the sides of the panel. There is a tie at the neck.

Gift of Barbara Christy Wagner.

Blouse with reverse appliqué panels (or mola). Torso is made of colourful pieces of fabric that have been cut into intricate linear and zigzag designs and delicately sewn onto a backing panel, creating geometric ‘X’ shape designs. Front and back are nearly identical. Black fabric in a herringbone weave makes up the short sleeves and neck, the openings edged in red and orange. Bottom hem is edged in blue.

Blouse with reverse appliqué panels (or mola). Colourful pieces of fabric have been cut into intricate linear designs and delicately sewn onto a backing panel, creating a large fish with dense fins top and bottom and a fluked tail, another similar fish caught in its mouth. These molas make up the front and back torso of the blouse, and are nearly identical. Synthetic light pink fabric scattered with purple and orange flowers has been made into short pleated sleeves and neck with black and yellow decoration on the cuffs. Bottom hem is pleated blue fabric with large pink and yellow flowers.

Blouse with reverse appliqué panels (or mola). Colourful pieces of fabric have been cut into intricate linear designs and delicately sewn onto a backing panel, creating four bird heads. These molas make up the front and back torso of the blouse, and are similar but not identical. Synthetic green fabric scattered with colourful flowers has been made into short pleated sleeves and neck with small mola panels around the cuffs, and bottom hem is pleated yellow cotton.

Blouse with reverse appliqué panels (or mola). A small sugar sack is used as the torso of the blouse, and has been decorated with geometric designs incorporating triangles, circles, and zigzag lines in yellow, orange, black and dark red. Molas on back and front are similar but not identical. The bag’s zipper remains, sitting on the left side of the torso. Synthetic fibre in a dense purple, pink and black flower pattern have been made into pleated sleeves and neck, and bottom hem of the shirt. Yellow piping surrounds cuffs and neck.

Gift of Deborah J. Reis in memory of Nancy Brunquist.

Gift of Deborah J. Reis in memory of Nancy Brunquist.

Gift of Mrs. Gordon Voorhies.

Gift of Mrs. Gordon Voorhies.