Large Exquisite Wounaan Embera Woman Basket from Darian Rain Forest for Sale

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Large Exquisite Wounaan Embera Woman Basket from Darian Rain Forest For Sale

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Large Exquisite Wounaan Embera Woman Basket from Darian Rain Forest:
$1750.00

NOTE: Message at the end of this description from a dealer of Wounaan Baskets.

Masterful coil construction Wounaan baskets arecreated using thin shreds of Chunga palm fibers dyed into an assortment of colors,coiled over thicker Naguala palm. Vibrant and rich colors are all vegetabledyes created with roots, berries, leaves, river silt, and natural materialsfound in the abundant Darien rainforest.

This Wounaan basket measures 9\" height x33\" circumference x 7.5\" opening and a 4\" base is adorned inbrown, beige, black, tan, coral, gray and green macaws perched on brown windingbranches. Birds are shown thin, heavy, striped, front views, side views,big beaks, small beaks, every combination imaginable. They perch upright looking stiffly in each direction, showing their curved beaks and striped eyes. The top collar isfinished in a striking geometrical brown rim and there are tree branches with leaves at the bottomof the Hosig Di basket. The bottom of the basket has a pinwheelindicative of the artist an Embera woman named Louisa Chancalama. Today most are done in primary colors or black and white. Hence, these soft hues and pastels are a rare find in today\'s market.

This basket is of the pictorial design.Pictorial motifs are called natura due to the fact that they are inspired bytheir natural surroundings. In fact, these designs often includelocal flowers, trees, birds, ocelots, jaguars, iguanas and other flora andfauna native to the Darien rainforest. Pictorial designs come in avariety of styles, some perfect renditions of the floral subject matter theweaver is conveying, and some an interpretation of the flora using angularshapes and shaded background.

\"Lisa, you have a lovely basket.Louisa Chacalama, the Embera woman who made it, attoday\'s prices would be worth several thousand dollars. Enjoy it!\"

MargoDealer: Baskets of Panama