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Mola : Large and Small Toucans

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Washington, DC, United States

The mola is an art form that is part of the traditional women's clothing of the Kuna, an indigenous people from Panama and Colombia. This mola panel is made with cotton fabric and handsewn with reverse applique. It has a black background with a multi-colored design of a large toucan and a smaller toucan facing each other.

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  • Title: Mola : Large and Small Toucans
  • Location: San Blas Islands, Panama, Central America
  • Physical Dimensions: L: 43.4cm W: 34.5cm
  • Type: Mola
  • Rights: This image was obtained from the Smithsonian Institution. The image or its contents may be protected by international copyright laws. http://www.si.edu/termsofuse
  • External Link: View this object record in the Smithsonian Institution Collections Search Center
  • Medium: Cotton fabric, applique
  • USNM Catalog Number(s): E433532
  • Photo Credit: Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History
  • Field: Ethnology
  • Date Collected: 1964
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

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