Mola
date: label: Accession Date
content: 1 Nov 1976
label: Collection Date
content: 1966 to 1971
name: label: Collector
content: Mr. F. L. Hoover
label: Collector
content: Lucille Hoover
label: Donor Name
content: Mr. F L. Hoover
notes: label: Notes
content: FAR EASTERN THEME.
label: Notes
content: The words "Varuna" and "Makara" are included in the mola design. Mola appears to represent the Hindu god Varuna, god of the water, ocean, and night sky, on his mount Makara (sea creature).
label: Record Last Modified
content: 30 Jul 2020
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Mulatupo Island, San Blas Islands, Panama, Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Kuna (Guna)
setName: label: See more items in
content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 326028
label: USNM Number
content: E420549-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Mola
physicalDescription: label: Height - Object
content: 41.6 cm
label: Width - Object
content: 47.3 cm