Bidspirit auction | Guna Mola Panel Spirit Creatures

Guna Mola Panel Spirit Creatures - Panama (Guna Yala), circa 1960s–1970s 16.5 x 20.5 inches Boldly composed reverse appliqué mola panel depicting two horizontal registers of stylized spirit creatures, executed in three layers of black, red, and yellow cotton with extensive appliqué and hand embroidery throughout. Each register contains three creatures rendered with small embroidered heads bearing dotted eyes and splayed legs, their bodies formed as polychrome shield-shaped compartments enclosing quartered or cross-form motifs in green, blue, pink, white, and yellow. The two rows are separated by a sinuous red channel with orange dots. The upper and lower borders feature rows of brightly colored rectangular blocks in varied hues outlined in red, orange, and yellow, creating a dense grid-like frame. Vertical rectangular panels in polychrome appliqué flank the composition at left and right. Provenance: From the Parker & Neal Collection.