Bidspirit auction | Guna Mola Panel Mythological

Guna Mola Panel Mythological - Panama (Guna Yala), circa 1973 15 x 15.5 inches Reverse appliqué and appliqué mola panel depicting a large mythological figure with curled fists, prominent teeth, and outstretched embroidered arms, flanked by two human figures, executed in three layers of red, black, and yellow cotton. A running figure at lower left wears white shorts and carries a cross-marked shield, while a mounted horseman at lower right wears a wide-brimmed hat and holds a staff. Dense hand embroidery throughout including chevron stitching on the wings, seed stitching on thecentral figure's body, and multicolored filling bars in yellow, orange, pink, green, and blue across the field. Sawtooth detailing on the figures's body and layered horizontal bands at center. Provenance: From the Parker & Neal Collection.