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NATIVE YE'KWANA YEKUANA WOVEN BASKET PICTORAL TRIBAL ART VENEZUELA 10” TALL NWT

$ 84.48

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: New
  • Provenance: Ownership History Available
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Handmade: Yes
  • Culture: Latin American
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Modified Item: No

    Description

    Unique piece handcrafted by a Ye'kwana (Yekuana) artisan new with tag.
    The basket measures about 10 inches (25 cm) high x 10 inches (25 cm) diameter across at the top.
    This Basket named Wuwa by the natives was handcrafted in Minñato fiber woven by artisan Ye'kwana Luz Maria Garcia of the Caura River Basin, Edo. Bolivar, with beautiful design and colors achieved through the fiber dyed with plants and decorated with jungle animals.
    The ye'kwana inhabit the depths of the jungle in the Caura River Basin and other tributaries of the Orinoco River in Venezuela, particularly in Bolivar and Amazonas state. They are a friendly, discreet people and possess a magic-religious relationship with life.