Vintage Orange Black Zigzag Mini Woven Decorative Basket Embera Masks It was carved from locally

It was carved from locally sourced wood and finished with natural pigments by a master Ticuna artisan in the tri-border Amazon

Sourced directly from indigenous artisan cooperatives in Panama

DetailsDimensions: 5" L x 7" W x 24" H

For years I only knew of their work from a distance

Vintage Orange Black Zigzag Mini Woven Decorative Basket Embera Masks It was carved from locallyThe Open Bowl Most minis close in at the top. One of one. The Story Most minis close in at the top. This one opens up, a wide mouthed little bowl with an orange and black zigzag running its full circumference. The open shape shows off the interior weave, which on vintage pieces is often the best part. Handwoven palm fiber from Panama. One of a kind vintage piece. Work like this takes months, often years, and that does not count gathering the palm from