The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 13, 2025
Birds and Fish Mola Panels (Pair)
1900s
Overall: 46.4 x 34.3 cm (18 1/4 x 13 1/2 in.)
Gift of Cathy Lincoln 2021.155
Location: Not on view
Did You Know?
Such panels originally were sewn into blouses known as molas.Description
These two, nearly identical panels were created by a female artist of the Guna, an Indigenous people of the Republic of Panamá. Originally, they 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 Art-2021The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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