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Funeral trade mola (commissioned trade copy of earlier design)

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dc.contributor.authorMisselis, Marvel, artist
dc.coverage.spatialKuna Yala (Panama)
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-20T14:35:35Z
dc.date.available2016-05-20T14:35:35Z
dc.date.issued1999
dc.descriptionThis 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.
dc.descriptionCotton; 2 layers (maroon, red); reverse and direct appliqué, embroidery.
dc.description.abstractThe 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.
dc.format.extent13 x 16 1/2 inches
dc.format.mediummolas
dc.identifierAvenir Museum accession number: 2014.5.55
dc.identifierChecklist number: CL-20
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10217/172898
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartofKuna Molas
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dc.subject.lcshMolas -- Panama
dc.subject.lcshAppliqué -- Panama
dc.subject.lcshEmbroidery -- Panama
dc.titleFuneral trade mola (commissioned trade copy of earlier design)
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dc.typeImage
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