Bidspirit auction | Guna Mola Panel Butterfly Spirit

Guna Mola Panel Butterfly Spirit Figure - Panama (Guna Yala), circa 1970s 17 × 20.5 inches Boldly worked reverse appliqué mola panel featuring a large central butterfly spirit figure with a prominent human face rendered in blue and red with embroidered hair, curling pink antennae, and white-outlined eyes. The figure's body is densely stitched in red with a pectoral ornament at center chest and a fringed lower torso. Four expansive wings radiate outward, each filled with densely arranged rows of oval and rectangular forms in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and pink against a black ground, creating a richly saturated textile field. Zigzag bands traverse the lower wing registers. Executed in three layers of black, red, and orange cotton with extensive applied appliqué passages and polychrome embroidery throughout. Provenance: From the Parker & Neal Collection.