FMNH 190359.nosub[1]
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Description: Mola Cotton applique textile(c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
Description: Mola Cotton applique textileDownload fileScanner: Mr. Christopher J. Philipp : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology
Transcriber: Julia W. Kennedy : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology Collections
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Description: scan of catalog card [FRONT] [MAIN BODY] Chicago Natural History Museum - Ethnology | 17-7 | Provenience: Panama | People or Culture: Cuna Indians. | Object: Applique textile | Material: Cotton | Description: Top and short sleeves are of orange cotton, trimmed at neck with black, red, and green, and at sleeves with black. Drawstring is threaded through neck. 2 rectangular panels sewn together form body. Side A design: Man with arm around neck of horse, 2 unrecognizeable animals. Figures are black on red background. Horse's head is red. Side B design: Same as side A escept that figures are red on black background. Horse's head is black. Colors: red, blue, green, orange, yellow, purple, white. | Dimensions: (in cm.) Length: 71.0; width: 56.1. | Collection: Presented by Mr. Robert G. Ruvel, 4 March 1966, in name of Nan Alexis Ruvel (daughter) [LEFT MARGIN] A | ENT | 190359 | Field No. | Neg. No. | Acc. 2896 [BACK] [PHOTOGRAPH] B | ACatalog Number: 190359.nosub[1]Description: blouse panelMaterials: cotton, threadCultural Attribution: Kuna (Cuna)Accession Number: [2896] R. G. Ruvel (Gift)Accession Year: 1966Collector/Source: Robert G. RuvelEMu IRN: 1094273GUID: 34b896f7-0a08-4133-945c-d8906b54b4cdDisclaimer: The Field Museum's online Anthropology Collections Database may contain cultural items and historical records that are culturally sensitive. Some records may also include offensive language. These records do not reflect the Field Museum's current viewpoint but rather the social attitudes and circumstances of the time period when items were collected or cataloged. Visitors to this site are also advised that some records may contain names, images, and recordings of deceased individuals and that some records document human remains.
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