Bidspirit auction | Guna Mola Panel Spotted Tapir

Guna Mola Panel Spotted Tapir with Greek Key Border - Panama (Guna Yala), circa 1960s 13 x 14 inches Reverse appliqué and appliqué mola panel depicting a central spotted tapir, executed in two layers of black and red cotton. The tapir's body is filled with rows of pink and yellow dotted cutwork revealing the layers beneath, outlined in red with purple channeling. A small pink figure appears beneath the belly. The central animal is framed by four horizontal bands of multicolored Greek key (meander) borders in green, teal, blue, red, orange, purple, and pink, separated by narrow color strips. Sawtooth triangle edging along the upper border. Provenance: From the Parker & Neal Collection.