The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 23, 2025
Incense Braziers Mola Panel
c. 1950–70
Overall: 38.7 x 55.9 cm (15 1/4 x 22 in.)
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. F. Louis Hoover 1971.215
Location: Not on view
Description
As in many places, concerns with sickness and healing feature prominently in Guna society. Traditional healing methods require the intervention of trained medicine men and their tools. This panel features six incense braziers, sometimes used to expel disease.- 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/1971.215