Vintage Wounaan Embera Darien Traditional Hand Woven Basket, Parrots, Panama for Sale

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Vintage Wounaan Embera Darien Traditional Hand Woven Basket, Parrots, Panama For Sale

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Vintage Wounaan Embera Darien Traditional Hand Woven Basket, Parrots, Panama:
$48.00

For sale is a hand woven basket made by the Wounaan and Embera Indians from the Darien Province of Panama. The basket is woven using natural fiber found in the rain forest. A variety of extracts of plants and earth are used for dying the fibers. The Wounaan and Embera Indians from the Darien province are master artisans. The women are well known for their woven baskets and the men for their wood carvings. Each basket is unique. Seldom do you see 2 baskets that are alike. The original designs typically portray life in the village, local animals and insects, or plant life. The baskets are so tightly woven that it is said they will hold water. This basket has never had water in it. This is a small basket, 4” in height and 5.5” in diameter. The design is animal and plant life, mainly parrots in trees. It is a stunning basket. A work of art. And it is in outstanding condition.