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Contemporary Wounaan Baskets from Panamá


Since 2003, William Siegal Galleries has represented many of the finest contemporary basket-weavers from Panama's Darien Rainforest. These extraordinary baskets are woven from the hand-shredded leaves of the chunga palm, stitched over bundles rows of naguala palm, a sturdy fiber that supports the structure of the basket. The Wounaan exhibit the finest weaving skills of any indigenous cultures of the past several hundred years, and are unparalleled in terms of technique and design excellence.
Wounaan basket
Wounaan Basket
21st Century
Wounaan People
Darien Rainforest
Panama
h. 8.5"
WO-0325
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Wounaan basket
Wounaan Basket
Contemporary
Wounaan Women
Darien Rainforest
Panama
h. 15"
WO-045
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Wounaan basket
Wounaan Basket
Contemporary
Wounaan Women
Darien Rainforest
Panama
h. 10.5"
WO-0351
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Wounaan basket
Wounaan Basket
21st Century
Wounaan Women
Darien Rainforest
Panama
h. 5.5"
WO-0212
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Ancient Textiles and Objects, Contemporary Panamanian Baskets