Five Unframed Mola Textile of the Cuna (Kuna) Indians, Sun Blas Island, Panama
Rare, ca. first half 20th century, multilayer figural multicolor designs, western influence, unframed. "Parrot Safety-Match Made in Sweden"; tractor motif; with people flying with kites and cars; baskets with spaniels; and people at a playground. Hand made by Kuna women, elaborately designed and painstakingly sewn cloth panels stitched in appliqué.
Provenance: Gus and Mimi Bizic "Mola Woman" lifetime private collection, Sewickley, PA, by descent, and then to current owner; acquired at Panama in 1970, The Kapp Kuna Expedition Collection.
Ref.: Selective works exhibited in Museum of Art Carnegie Museum, April 1 - May 16, 1976, and extensive exhibition at Sewickley Academy's Campbell Gallery, January 3-27, 1984.
"Parrot Safety-Match Made in Sweden". The lovely and colourful Parrot label was established in 1898 by Fredrik Löwenadler at Jönköping-Vulcan match factory. It has been a famous match brand in Panama since 1911.
Condition: Quite some wear and losses.
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Rare, ca. first half 20th century, multilayer figural multicolor designs, western influence, unframed. "Parrot Safety-Match Made in Sweden"; tractor motif; with people flying with kites and cars; baskets with spaniels; and people at a playground. Hand made by Kuna women, elaborately designed and painstakingly sewn cloth panels stitched in appliqué.
Provenance: Gus and Mimi Bizic "Mola Woman" lifetime private collection, Sewickley, PA, by descent, and then to current owner; acquired at Panama in 1970, The Kapp Kuna Expedition Collection.
Ref.: Selective works exhibited in Museum of Art Carnegie Museum, April 1 - May 16, 1976, and extensive exhibition at Sewickley Academy's Campbell Gallery, January 3-27, 1984.
"Parrot Safety-Match Made in Sweden". The lovely and colourful Parrot label was established in 1898 by Fredrik Löwenadler at Jönköping-Vulcan match factory. It has been a famous match brand in Panama since 1911.
Condition: Quite some wear and losses.