Éditeur(s) : [s.n.] [s.n.] ( [s.l. Guatemala] )
Résumé : From the collection of Dr. David A. Hodell.
Acquired near Flores, Guatemala in 2000.
Woven on white cotton threads.
Guatemala.
Guatemala.
Central America
Guatemala.

AAB1879

Résumé : (Exhibitions) "Patterns Past and Present: Arts of Panama" at the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art. The creature on this mola blouse has both human and animal features. It appears to be a woman with webbed hands and feet and amphibious limbs, suggesting she is part frog or turtle. The pointed teeth suggest she may be a nia, or demon. Alternatively, she may be a beneficent being, as the xray-like view of the ribcage may be an allusion to the use of turtle bones in healing practices.
An adhesive sticker (removed) reads b15.
(Internal Comments) removed for exhibit Patterns Past & Present at Harn Museum
Recto color: olive green Verso panel missing
Panama -- Kuna Yala -- San Blas Islands

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2013.9.60
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