Guna Mola Panel Paired Topo Gigio Figures

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The Parker & Neal Mola Collection - Part 1

By Dana Auctions LLC

May 16, 2026

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The Parker-Neal Mola Collection Auction on May 16 presents a compelling selection of molas drawn from the renowned collection of Ann Parker and Avon Neal, co-authors of Molas: Folk Art of the Cuna Indians. This first offering has been thoughtfully curated to highlight some of the most interesting and visually striking examples from their extensive holdings. Dana Auctions LLC dana@danaauctions.com

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• Lot Description
  Panama (Guna Yala), circa 1960s–1970s 15 × 16.5 inches Charming narrative reverse appliqué, appliqué, and embroidery mola panel depicting two large standing anthropomorphic mouse figures — almost certainly Topo Gigio, the beloved Italian television puppet character popular throughout Latin America in the 1960s and 1970s — each enclosed within a bold concentric oval medallion on a black ground. Each figure is rendered with characteristic oversized round ears, square white eyes with blue nose element, embroidered whiskers, and dressed in a layered costume of zigzag-hemmed tunic, striped trousers, and white boots, all worked in dense multicolor embroidery throughout. The left figure's ears are outlined in yellow, the right in pink, distinguishing the pair. The interiors of both medallions are saturated with horizontal multicolor stripe embroidery of exceptional density. Above, a separate attached border panel on a dark red ground presents a continuous procession of small multicolor appliquéd animal figures in yellow, black, orange, green, and blue — a delightful secondary narrative. Yellow rickrack upper edge; teal binding at lower edge. Executed in three layers of black, red, and orange cotton. Provenance: From the Parker & Neal Collection

  Condition

  Minor wear consistent with age. Vibrant color. In house Flat Rate US Shipping of $15 for 1 -10 molas, $5 each additional 10 molas. Insurance is additional and required.
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