Two Mola Textiles of the Cuna (Kuna) Indians, Sun Blas Island, Panama
Ca. mid-20th century, multilayer figurative multicolor design, framed with canvas backing. Mephisto, 14 ⅛"x 19", and mythical beast, 17 ¾" x 15 ¼". 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.
Condition: Very good.
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Ca. mid-20th century, multilayer figurative multicolor design, framed with canvas backing. Mephisto, 14 ⅛"x 19", and mythical beast, 17 ¾" x 15 ¼". 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.
Condition: Very good.