The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 19, 2025
Santa Claus Mola
c. 1986
Overall: 62.2 x 92.7 cm (24 1/2 x 36 1/2 in.)
Gift of Jeanne Marie Stumpf, Ph.D. 2010.800
Location: Not on view
Description
Mola makers draw inspiration from the wealth of printed material brought to Gunayala—everything from magazines to product packaging. This mola features a pair of Santa Clauses that depart considerably from the famous red-and-white figure, demonstrating the creative liberty taken by the artist. The pairing of images likely relates to Guna interest in doubles and doubling.- Jeane Marie Stumpf
- Vazquez de Arthur, Andrea. Fashioning identity: Mola textiles of Panamá = modelar la identidad : textiles Mola de Panamá / Andrea Vazquez de Arthur. 2020. Mentioned: pp. 12-13; Reproduced: p. 12. Fig. 13
- Fashioning Identity: Mola Textiles of Panamá. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 22, 2020-January 9, 2022).
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