id: 379406 accession number: 2010.801.2 share license status: Copyrighted url: https://clevelandart.org/art/2010.801.2 updated: 2023-01-12 02:08:41.235000 Partido Liberal Flag Mola (Back of a Woman's Blouse), mid-1980s. Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people. Cotton: Reverse appliqué, appliqué, embroidery; overall: 35.2 x 44.5 cm (13 7/8 x 17 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Jeanne Marie Stumpf, Ph.D. 2010.801.2 title: Partido Liberal Flag Mola (Back of a Woman's Blouse) title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: mid-1980s creation date earliest: 1983 creation date latest: 1987 current location: creditline: Gift of Jeanne Marie Stumpf, Ph.D. copyright: --- culture: Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Guna people technique: cotton: Reverse appliqué, appliqué, embroidery department: Textiles collection: Textiles type: Garment find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 35.2 x 44.5 cm (13 7/8 x 17 1/2 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 --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: Guna women gained the right to vote in 1946 when Panamá granted universal suffrage. Sewing political molas provides a unique way to comment on national elections. This panel marks a turbulent time in Panamá’s history: in 1984, the Partido Liberal (Liberal Party) supported the dictator Manuel Noriega, who came to power through fraudulent elections. Guna attitudes toward Noriega may have varied, but they ultimately revolted against his regime after he established a military zone in their territory. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES