Emberá Wounaan Duck- Shaped Basket

Coiled Basket

DPR Collections

Wounaan Duck- Shaped Basket

Name/Title

Emberá Wounaan Duck- Shaped Basket

Description

Beautiful little duck effigy basket made by a Wounaan weaver of the Darien rainforest of Panama. In perfect condition with the original gallery tag still attached.

Made/Created

Place

Country

Panama

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Central America

Culture/Tribe

Wounaan

Native American

Dimensions

Height

2-3/4 in

Width

4-1/2 in

Length

7 in

Material

Nahuala Bush Fiber, Chunga Palm Frond

Coiled Basket Details

Coiled Start Type

Oval

Coiled Start Material

Nahuala Bush Fiber, Chunga Palm Frond

Coiled Finish Type

Self Coiled

Foundation

Coiled Foundation Type

Bundle

Coiled Foundation Material

Nahuala Bush Fiber, Chunga Palm Frond

Coil Direction

Right

Stitch Details

Stitch Spacing

Predominantly Closed Spacing

Stitch Details

Unsplit or Whole, Interlocking, Non-Bifurcated

Stitch End

Clipped