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Wounan basket

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Native Americana Start Price:40.00 USD Estimated At:80.00 - 200.00 USD
Wounan basket
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The Wounaan are best known as basket weavers. They live in the Darien Raniforest. The baskets are made of Chunga palm leaves with plant and earth dyes. Geometric motifs draw their inspiration from multiple sources, including pre-Colombian textiles, ceramics and rock art. Baskets woven with these designs are often referred to as “cultural,” due to the fact that a large part of their inspiration stems from body paintings and patterns on spiritual paraphernalia used by village shamans. Diameter is about 5".

City: Inyo
State: California,
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FHWAC#: 2930