Funeral trade mola (commissioned trade copy of earlier design)
Date
1999
Authors
Misselis, Marvel, artist
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Abstract
The deceased is in a hammock that is connected by a thread to a small, carved canoe. The deceased's spirit travels on the thread to the canoe and then floats to the spirit world. Mourners sit on low wooden stools. Cocoa bean incense burns in a sianala (brown clay brazier). Plants and birds, which have spiritual powers, are nearby.
Description
This item was part of an exhibition at the Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising titled Kuna Molas: Sewn Stories and the Interplay of Tradition and Change, August 18, 2014-July 31, 2015.
Cotton; 2 layers (maroon, red); reverse and direct appliqué, embroidery.
Cotton; 2 layers (maroon, red); reverse and direct appliqué, embroidery.
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Molas -- Panama
Appliqué -- Panama
Embroidery -- Panama