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Two Birds Mola Panel

c. 1950–1970
cotton: reverse appliqué, appliqué, embroidery
Overall: 39.5 x 47.5 cm (15 9/16 x 18 11/16 in.)
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. F. Louis Hoover 1971.213
Location: not on view
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Made in pairs—identical or closely related—mola panels naturally play on the concept of duality. The idea of the double runs deep in Guna belief, and this framework also guides the designs of individual panels. Motifs are often doubled, presented as mirror images like here, or composed so that one side of the design mimics the other, with strong emphasis on balancing the right and left sides of the composition.
Two Birds Mola Panel

Two Birds Mola Panel

c. 1950–1970

Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Wissubwala, Guna people

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