Basket

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Date created: 2004-2006

Culture/People: Wounaan (Noanama)
Donor: Pajaro Jai Foundation

Collection History: Presented to NMAI in September 2006 by Wounaan community members visiting Washington, DC, as part of the Pajaro Jai Foundation project to sail a traditionally built vessel to U.S. and Latin American ports and help indigenous people of Panama's Darien region develop sustainable ways of life.
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Place: Emberá-Wounaan Indigenous Territory; Panama

See related items: Wounaan (Noanama); Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/5773
Barcode: 265773.000

Object Type: Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Indigenous Term: hösig di

Object Name: Basket
Media/Materials: Toquilla palm/Panama hat plant fiber, black palm/chunga palm fiber, dye/dyes
Techniques: Dyed, coiled
Dimensions: 31 x 40 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60863229b-a656-4bb8-becf-05672e19d5ad

Record ID: NMAI_282000