Woman's blouse part/Mola panel

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Culture/People: Guna [Guna Yala]
Possible collector: William W. Andrew (William Walter Andrew), Non-Indian, 1878-1943; Anna Coope, Non-Indian, 1864-1932
Previous owner: William W. Andrew (William Walter Andrew), Non-Indian, 1878-1943
Seller: William W. Andrew (William Walter Andrew), Non-Indian, 1878-1943

Collection History: Collected by William W. Andrew (1878-1943, superintendent of schools for the Panama Canal Zone from 1922 to 1926) or Anna Coope (1864-1932, a Protestant missionary and schoolteacher among the Kuna from 1913 to 1925); formerly in the collection of William W. Andrew; purchased by MAI from William W. Andrew in 1938.
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Place: Isla Narganá (Yandup); Narganá Municipality; Guna Yala Indigenous Territory (San Blas); Panama
Archipelago: Archipiélago de San Blas (San Blas Islands)
Island Name: Isla Narganá (Yandup)

See related items: Guna [Guna Yala]; Clothing/Garments

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 19/8435
Barcode: 198435.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments

Object Name: Woman's blouse part/Mola panel
Media/Materials: Cotton cloth
Techniques: Reverse Appliquéd
Dimensions: 69 x 49 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6eb3c30e7-0bb1-4da8-a466-83ea2abe2c41

Record ID: NMAI_211947