Bidspirit auction | Group of 2 Guna Mola

Group of 2 Guna Mola Panels Leaves and Abstract Design - Panama (Guna Yala), circa 1970s 14 x 17 inches / 13 x 17.5 inches A group of 2 mola panels, each worked in 3 layers of hand reverse applique, applique, and hand embroidery. Panel 1: Lobed leaves with embroidered veins in white, blue, and green are arranged within a diamond-shaped framework of crossing bands. The ground around them is filled with small square cutouts in white, blue, yellow, and orange, worked in black and orange outlines on deep red. Panel 2: A symmetrical abstract design of curving outlines in pink and black radiates from the center, enclosing almond, triangular, and comb-like forms. Bright blocks of yellow, green, orange, blue, and purple fill these forms on a red ground.