Bright red and yellow butterflies surround this slightly oblong Wounaan woven basket. Wings have spots in green red, brown and black, and are all outlined in a thin black line. An oblong star is seated at the base in red, black and gold.
In Wounmeu, the language of the Wounaan, there is a special name for fine traditional coil-construction palm-fiber baskets — hösig di. Expert weavers stitch silk-fine strands of the black palm they call chunga, brilliantly or subtly colored with vegetal and organic dyes, over coils of naguala palm.
The newest, softest green palm fronds are shredded by hand, extracting the internal fibers as thin as thread. After drying in the sun, these hotsell fibers are dyed in mixtures created using roots, berries and seed pods, all-naturally sourced vegetal colors. Chunga palm is so closely linked to Wounaan tradition and daily life that, when it comes to the creation of Hösig Di (the Wounmeu term for their fine baskets), each basket is believed to begin with an inherent spiritual quality. Further to this point, the women who weave them are often called “spirit weavers”.
We work full-time to select, import, and showcase the incredible art of the Embera and Wounaan weavers. We represent the very best Wounaan Rainforest Baskets and Embera Masks, and have been introducing them to collectors since 2002.
~ Almost 20 Years of Importing from the Artists of Panama
~ Attention to Every Detail
~ Hand-made by Individual Artists
~ Supporting Indigenous Women
~ 100% Natural Materials & Vegetal Dyes
~ Hand-selected Woven Art
~ Made with Love – Presented with Care
Product code: Butterflies hotsell on Ecru, Wounaan Basket