Fine Wounaan Basket From Darien, Panama
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:4575345 | Provenance: Ownership History Available |
| Country/Region of Manufacture: Panama |
Wounaan Basket Darien, Panama. Condition is New.
Very Fine Basket from Wounaan people of Panama (with provenance).
Provenance: Artisan: Lino Tascon, Ethnicity: Wounaan, Village: Capetuira, Darien, Panama. Purchased between 2000 – 2016 by current owner from Wounaan dealer in Panama (Fair Trade prices to artisans and commission paid to dealer).
Materials: Coil: split fibers of Nahuala = “Black Palm” (Carludovica p...almata)Surface: spit (sun bleached & dyed) fibers of “Chunga” Palm (Astrocaryum standelyanum)Technique: “Deinte pienado” (“comb tooth”); This technique accentuates a very smooth, continuous surfaceMotifs: Representational (butterflies)Colors from natural vegetable dyes: White is sun bleached fiber; Dark brown / Black are derived from cocobolo wood chips (Dalbergia retusa), jaguar fruit (Jenipa americana), & tannic soils; Yellow-Gold from turmeric (Curcuma longa) and teak leaves; Shades of Red, also Yellow-Red, from the annatto fruit (Bixa oreyana); Also from native plants are shades of Green, Blue, Rose, Purple, Lavender, Pink, Maroon, Burnt Seinna, Copper, & Orange.
Dimensions:Height 4.50 inches Maximum diameter: 6.0 inches Diameter at opening: 4.00 inches Quality: Very fine (“Hosig di”)# Stitches / cm: 10 stitches / cm (Fineness of weaving can be inferred from # stitches/ cm)# Coils / cm: 5 coils / cm (Fineness of weaving can also be inferred from # coils / cm)Surface luster: Excellent (Surface luster is greatest in fiber made from young leaves of the Chunga palm)
Condition: Excellent. Highly symmetric. No defects.
Very Fine Basket from Wounaan people of Panama (with provenance).
Provenance: Artisan: Lino Tascon, Ethnicity: Wounaan, Village: Capetuira, Darien, Panama. Purchased between 2000 – 2016 by current owner from Wounaan dealer in Panama (Fair Trade prices to artisans and commission paid to dealer).
Materials: Coil: split fibers of Nahuala = “Black Palm” (Carludovica p...almata)Surface: spit (sun bleached & dyed) fibers of “Chunga” Palm (Astrocaryum standelyanum)Technique: “Deinte pienado” (“comb tooth”); This technique accentuates a very smooth, continuous surfaceMotifs: Representational (butterflies)Colors from natural vegetable dyes: White is sun bleached fiber; Dark brown / Black are derived from cocobolo wood chips (Dalbergia retusa), jaguar fruit (Jenipa americana), & tannic soils; Yellow-Gold from turmeric (Curcuma longa) and teak leaves; Shades of Red, also Yellow-Red, from the annatto fruit (Bixa oreyana); Also from native plants are shades of Green, Blue, Rose, Purple, Lavender, Pink, Maroon, Burnt Seinna, Copper, & Orange.
Dimensions:Height 4.50 inches Maximum diameter: 6.0 inches Diameter at opening: 4.00 inches Quality: Very fine (“Hosig di”)# Stitches / cm: 10 stitches / cm (Fineness of weaving can be inferred from # stitches/ cm)# Coils / cm: 5 coils / cm (Fineness of weaving can also be inferred from # coils / cm)Surface luster: Excellent (Surface luster is greatest in fiber made from young leaves of the Chunga palm)
Condition: Excellent. Highly symmetric. No defects.
