Bidspirit auction | Guna Mola Panel Faces and

Guna Mola Panel Faces and Figures - Panama (Guna Yala), circa 1970s 15 x 18.5 inches A single mola panel, worked in 3 layers of hand reverse applique, applique, and hand embroidery. A central figure with a pointed head and outstretched arms rises above a large whiskered face with a toothy grin. They are surrounded by a crowded scene of horned faces with fangs, small creatures with cross-marked bodies, and long, toothy animals whose bodies curve across the upper panel. The densely packed figures and lively embroidered detail fill nearly the entire red ground.