Description:

Central America, Panama, Kuna, ca. late 20th to 21st century CE. A framed colorful mola textile featuring a double headed creature- perhaps a jaguar, with embroidered whiskers and curvilinear limbs and stylized zoomorphic heads. Using a reverse applique technique, the first layer of cloth is cut to reveal the colored layers below and the stitches are nearly invisible, achieved by using a thread the same color as the cloth and blind stitches - this mola exemplifies this extremely fine technique perfectly! Size (textile): 14" L x 10.25" W (35.6 cm x 26 cm); (frame): 21.5" L x 17.5" W (54.6 cm x 44.4 cm)

Provenance: ex-Lenore and Robert Szesko collection, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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  • Condition: Textile is intact and vibrant. Professionally mounted in a glass and wood frame and ready to display.

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