id: 169148 accession number: 2010.799 share license status: Copyrighted url: https://clevelandart.org/art/2010.799 updated: 2022-01-12 10:02:31.472000 Matilda Mola, after 1978. Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people. Cotton, synthetic fiber: reverse appliqué, appliqué, embroidery; overall: 64.2 x 89.5 cm (25 1/4 x 35 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Jeanne Marie Stumpf, Ph.D. 2010.799 title: Matilda Mola title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: after 1978 creation date earliest: 1978 creation date latest: 2010 current location: creditline: Gift of Jeanne Marie Stumpf, Ph.D. copyright: --- culture: Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people technique: cotton, synthetic fiber: reverse appliqué, appliqué, embroidery department: Textiles collection: Textiles type: Garment find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 64.2 x 89.5 cm (25 1/4 x 35 1/4 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Fashioning Identity: Mola Textiles of Panamá opening date: 2020-11-22T05:00:00 Fashioning Identity: Mola Textiles of Panamá. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 22, 2020-January 9, 2022). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE Jeane Marie Stumpf date: footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: This mola reinterprets the film poster for Matilda, a 1978 movie about a boxing kangaroo. All the key elements are present, from the star marsupial to her four supporting actors and even the laces on one of her gloves. On the reverse, Siabibi may refer to a local tour company run by outsiders. The relationship between the front and back panels remains a mystery. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES