Search Demo: Museum Collection

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  Blouse, early 20th century

  Blouse or over-jacket with snap closure, scoop neck, and three-quarter length sleeves. Connected eight-pointed stars made of off-white linen needle knotting.

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  Brooch (France), ca. 1830–40

  In the form of three berries, with gold leaves and stems. Eleven diamonds, fifty-eight rubies. One loose berry was repaired in 1957 (see object card for details).

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  Brooch

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  Brooch

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  Mola (Panama)

  Oblong panel of brilliant colored cottons, arranged in form of cut-out and applied techniques to show what appear to be highly stylized bird forms. Outlines of design are cut. Colors…

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  Ornament (Panama), possibly 5th century

  Pre-Columbian pendant.

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  Necklace (Panama), 500–800

  Small gold beads, cast, in different shapes and sizes.

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  Brooch (England or United States), ca. 1837

  Framed gold oval showing horn-of-plenty made of hair, seed pearls and pailettes and the initials “FEG”. Surrounded by tightly woven brown human hair.

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  Blouse (Panama), 20th century

  On a backing of black cotton, cut-out cottons with red predominating, outline large chunky bird with tree, and scattered angular shapes. This forms body of blouse and is sewn on…

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  Blouse (mola) (Panama), 20th century

  Woman’s blouse with cut-out cottons in many colors, with red predominating, stitched in reverse-appliqué technique to make a design of long-beaked birds within a labyrinth of abstract shapes. This forms…