Donor Name:

Bureau Of American Ethnology  Search this

Culture:

Tule (Kuna, Guna)  Search this

Object Type:

Blouse

Place:

Southeast, Panama, Central America

Accession Date:

25 May 1932

Notes:

From card: "Represents animal motifs in color designs of applique embroidery and patchwork."

Described in Footnote 36, p. 25 in Marks, Diana, 2014, "The Kuna Mola: Dress, Politics and Cultural Survival," Dress (The Journal of the Costume Society of America) 40(1):17-30, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/0361211214Z.00000000021. Design on back of blouse is identified as based on Chilean coat of arms.

Design on mola on front of blouse appears to be based on the old U.S. Navy shield, eagle and anchors insignia. A spread winged eagle is atop a shield with stars and stripes; and anchors with rope/chain are also represented.

Record Last Modified:

30 Jul 2020

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

119515

USNM Number:

E364245-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33fd91eb7-0343-4b4f-8c79-702ed8b735f0

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8410140