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  • Bandbox (USA), ca. 1835

    Dismounted hunters with guns, one of whom is seated and the other in the act of shooting, standing. Standing horse, at left. At right, dogs in pursuit. Background of dark…

  • 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…

  • Necklace (Panama), 500–800

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

  • Bandbox (USA), 1825–28

    Workbox for seamstress, covered with simple geometric small-scale floral pattern, cloth pocket inside.

  • Bandbox (USA), 1825–30

    a) Oval box covered with wallpaper. Foliate scrolls in lavender-blue with darker blue dots emphasizing the pattern in various places, on yellow ground. Margin visible at seam; b) Cover of…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Mola (Panama), 20th century

    Crude cut-out shapes in red, buff, blue, orange, etc. applied to black backing which shows through to form outlines. Coarse cotton.

  • Bandbox (USA), ca. 1830

    a) Oval box covered on one side with wallpaper printed in blue with orange outlines, in a bisymmetrical design; on back, a woman’s hat printed in black, with legend: Wm…

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