Bidspirit auction | Guna Mola Panel Central Star


Guna Mola Panel Central Star Medallion - Panama (Guna Yala), circa 1960s–1970s 13 x 17.25 inches Reverse appliqué and appliqué mola panel featuring a central four-pointed star set within a sawtooth-edged medallion, surrounded by radiating diamond forms and interlocking curvilinear channels, executed in three layers of red, black, and orange cotton. The fully filled composition includes nested leaf-eye motifs with colorful insets of blue, pink, yellow, and purple, sunburst rosettes at the cardinal points, and triangular accents with sawtooth detailing throughout. Strong bilateral symmetry with precise hand-stitching and controlled curves. Provenance: From the Parker & Neal Collection.