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LARGE 9 INCH DIAMETER WOUNAAN EMBERA PANAMA HANDWOVEN BASKET PARROTS MOTIF:
$280.00
SELLING A LARGE EXAMPLE OF A WOUNAAN EMBERA PANAMA INTRICATELY CARVED BASKET MEASURING 9 INCHES IN DIAMETER BY 7 INCHES TALL. BASED ON MY RESEARCH, EXAMPLES THIS SIZE RETAIL FOR BETWEEN $950 AND $1500. THESE BASKETS ARE MADE WITH SPLIT CHUNGA PALM FIBERS WITH TIGHT COILING TECHNIQUES USING A FINE NEEDLE OVER A CORE OF NAHUALA. IN WOUNMEU, THE LANGUAGE OF THE WOUNAAN, THIS TECHNIQUE IS CALLED HOSIG DI. THESE BASKETS ARE WOVEN IN THE PANAMA DARIEN RAINFOREST. THIS EXAMPLE IS EXTREMELY LIGHT WEIGHT. MANY OF THESE BASKETS TAKE MONTHS TO YEARS TO MAKE. AN EXAMPLE THIS SIZE TASKES BETWEEN 3 AND 9 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.THE FIBERS ARE PREPARED, SOFTENED AND DYED USING PIGMENTS DRAWN FROM SEEDS, ROOTS AND LEAVES. THIS EXAMPLE FEATURES BEAUTIFULLY WOVEN PARROTS. EACH BASKET IS A ONE OF A KIND PIECE.
