Birds and Fish Mola Panels (Pair)
Unknown Artist
1900s
Medium
Cotton; reverse appliqué, appliqué, embroidery
Dimensions
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Classification
Garment
Department
Textiles
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Cathy Lincoln
Accession Number
2021.155
About this artwork
These two, nearly identical panels were created by a female artist of the Guna, an Indigenous people of the Republic of Panamá. Originally, they were stitched into the front or back of a blouse (mola). Such blouses are so distinctive to the Guna that they are the single most recognizable element of Guna cultural identity.