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WOUNAAN HOSIG DI BASKET - PANAMANIAN INDIANS

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WOUNAAN HOSIG DI BASKET - PANAMANIAN INDIANS Wounaan Hösig Di baskets from the Darién Rainforest of Panamá. The Wounaan Indians of the Darien Rainforest in Panama, we believe, are the finest weavers in the world. Using the Chunga palm and other plant materials, they make utilitarian baskets, ceremonial pieces, masks, and the most beautiful and intricate basketry depicting plants and animals, fish and flowers, insects and geometric patterns. This incredible basket stands almost 10 inches tall and is created with butterfly and leaf patterns. A unique example. These baskets take up to 8 months to make. EST. $2000 - 4000

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