Finely woven coiled basketry jar featuring three (3) different butterflies with extended wings produced by an unidentified Wounaan Indian woman from Panama.
Description | Finely woven coiled basketry jar featuring three (3) different butterflies with extended wings produced by an unidentified Wounaan Indian woman from Panama. |
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About the Artist | The master basket weavers of the Wounaan tribe live in Panama, deep in the Darien Rainforest, near the Columbian border. |
Culture | Latin American, Women Artists |
Medium | Palm fiber (black, natural and vegetal dyed) |
Size | 5 3/4" height X 6 1/4" maximum diameter |
Coil count | 8 coils per inch |
Stitch count | 32 stitches per inch |
Date of creation | Circa 2000 |
Condition | Mint ! |
Provenance | B Nib |