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Flower, Birds, and Profile Animal Mola Panel
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About this work
This whimsical, well-made panel was created by a female artist of the Guna, an Indigenous people of the Republic of Panamá. It was one of two identical or similar panels that 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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineFlower, Birds, and Profile Animal Mola Panel, 1900s. Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people. Cotton; reverse appliqué, appliqué, embroidery; overall: 34.3 x 43.2 cm (13 1/2 x 17 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Cathy Lincoln, 2021.154
