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Letters Mola Panel

c. 1920s

Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people

Medium
cotton: reverse appliqué, appliqué
Measurements
Overall: 50.8 x 63.5 cm (20 x 25 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Julia Raymond 1930.14
Copyright
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Location
Not on view
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Description

Letterforms provide mola makers with an array of decorative shapes to incorporate into their designs. The letters on this mola are turned in various directions and not meant to be read, although they may have been copied from an advertisement, coin, or product label. Note the incorporation of printed fabric, a popular trend in the 1920s and 1930s.
A square cotton reverse-appliqué textile panel features concentric circular bands on a deep red background. Multicolored, angular motifs resembling block letters in orange, blue, and white fill the rings and surrounding corners. Within the innermost circle, vertical columns of yellow and orange leaf-like patterns are set between narrow vertical bars. A horizontal border of orange, jagged shapes runs across the top edge.

Letters Mola Panel

c. 1920s

Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people

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