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Woman's mola shirt
Panamanian (Cuna culture)
about 1930
Object Place: San Blas Islands, Panama
Medium/Technique
cotton damask; cotton plainweave, reverse appliqued
Dimensions
Center back: 69.9 cm (27 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Elizabeth Ann Coleman
Accession Number2003.328
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CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionWoman's mola shirt with yoke and sleeves of purple trade cloth patterned in twill weave with weft floats; reverse appliqued panels of abstract design on front and back that probably represents Kuna belief and mythology in polychrome cotton plain weave and small fragments of trade cloth.
ProvenancePurchased by Bess Shaw Piper (donor's great aunt), 1930s or 40s; Gift to Elizabeth Ann Coleman, 1950s; Gift to the MFA, June 25, 2003