The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
Rooster and Hen Mola Panel
c. 1950–70
Overall: 37.6 x 46.5 cm (14 13/16 x 18 5/16 in.)
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. F. Louis Hoover 1971.207
Location: not on view
Description
Made in pairs—identical or closely related—mola panels naturally play on the concept of duality. The idea of the double runs deep in Guna belief, and this framework also guides the designs of individual panels. Motifs are often doubled, like here, presented as mirror images, or composed so that one side of the design mimics the other, with strong emphasis on balancing the right and left sides of the composition.- Fashioning Identity: Mola Textiles of Panamá. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 22, 2020-January 9, 2022).Year in Review: 1971. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1971-February 6, 1972).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1971.207