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
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creation date: after 1978
creation date earliest: 1978
creation date latest: 2010
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creditline: Gift of Jeanne Marie Stumpf, Ph.D.
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culture: Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people
technique: cotton, synthetic fiber: reverse appliqué, appliqué, embroidery
department: Textiles
collection: Textiles
type: Garment
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measurements: Overall: 64.2 x 89.5 cm (25 1/4 x 35 1/4 in.)
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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).
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PROVENANCE
Jeane Marie Stumpf
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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.
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