The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 20, 2025
Flower, Birds, and Profile Animal Mola Panel
1900s
Overall: 34.3 x 43.2 cm (13 1/2 x 17 in.)
Gift of Cathy Lincoln 2021.154
Location: Not on view
Did You Know?
Such panels originally were sewn into blouses known as molas.Description
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.- -2021Cathy Lincoln, Shaker Heights, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art2021-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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