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Basket (Hösig Di), mid to late 20th Century
Emberá or Wounaan culture; Darién Province, Panama…
Basket (Hösig Di)
Basket (Hösig Di), mid to late 20th Century
Emberá or Wounaan culture; Darién Province, Panama…
Basket (Hösig Di), mid to late 20th Century Emberá or Wounaan culture; Darién Province, Panama Palm fibers (astrocaryum standleyanum and carludovica palmata) and natural pigments; 10 3/8 × 8 in. 2020.14.112 Gift of Anne and Long Shung Shih

Basket (Hösig Di)

ClassificationsFurnishings-Accessories-baskets
Culture Emberá
Culture Wounaan
Datemid to late 20th Century
Made AtDarién Province, Panama, Central America, North America
Collection SiteDarién Province, Panama, Central America, North America
MediumPalm fibers (astrocaryum standleyanum and carludovica palmata) and natural pigments
Dimensions10 3/8 × 8 in. (26.4 × 20.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Anne and Long Shung Shih
Object number2020.14.112
DescriptionThe Emberá-Wounaan are a cultural supergroup living in the Darién Province of Panama. Following Spanish colonization of the region, Emberá and Wounaan peoples migrated into inhabitable areas along river basins in the region. The history of these baskets, as well as their manufacture in Panama is a particularly fascinating one. While the Wounaan have a longer history of basket weaving in Colombia, they most migrated to the Darién Province of Panama following a ten-year period of civil war in their home country. With them they brought the art of weaving incredibly intricate, watertight baskets that used natural pigments to create a variety of colorful geometric and occasionally figurative designs. These baskets, also called Hösig Di by the Wounaan, are made primarily by Wounaan women and since the establishment of an export business for these baskets have become one of the primary ways for women to support themselves financially.
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Miniature Basket (Hösig Di), mid to late 20th Century
Emberá or Wounaan culture; Darién Provin…
Emberá
mid to late 20th Century
Miniature Basket (Hösig Di), mid to late 20th Century
Emberá or Wounaan culture; Darién Provin…
Emberá
mid to late 20th Century
Miniature Basket (Hösig Di), mid to late 20th Century
Emberá or Wounaan culture; Darién Provin…
Emberá
mid to late 20th Century
Miniature Basket (Hösig Di), mid to late 20th Century
Emberá or Wounaan culture; Darién Provin…
Emberá
mid to late 20th Century
Miniature Basket (Hösig Di), mid to late 20th Century
Emberá or Wounaan culture; Darién Provin…
Emberá
mid to late 20th Century
Miniature Basket (Hösig Di), mid to late 20th Century
Emberá or Wounaan culture; Darién Provin…
Emberá
mid to late 20th Century
Miniature Basket (Hösig Di), mid to late 20th Century
Emberá or Wounaan culture; Darién Provin…
Emberá
mid to late 20th Century
Miniature Basket (Hösig Di), mid to late 20th Century
Emberá or Wounaan culture; Darién Provin…
Emberá
mid to late 20th Century
Miniature Basket (Hösig Di), mid to late 20th Century
Emberá or Wounaan culture; Darién Provin…
Emberá
mid to late 20th Century
Miniature Basket (Hösig Di), mid to late 20th Century
Emberá or Wounaan culture; Darién Provin…
Emberá
mid to late 20th Century
Miniature Basket (Hösig Di), mid to late 20th Century
Emberá or Wounaan culture; Darién Provin…
Emberá
mid to late 20th Century
Miniature Basket (Hösig Di), mid to late 20th Century
Emberá or Wounaan culture; Darién Provin…
Emberá
mid to late 20th Century