Darts Woven Decorative Basket - Handmade Colombian Art Bird Masks The Story Copper keys march

The Story Copper keys march across a white ground on this Colombian basket

Made using traditional Emberá weaving techniques passed down through generations

The Reed Needlefish

Indigenous artisans made it with techniques passed down through generations

the taper held steady over every coil

Darts Woven Decorative Basket - Handmade Colombian Art Bird Masks The Story Copper keys marchDarts on Black Sharp pale darts flying across a deep black ground. One of one. The Story Rows of pale darts fly across a black ground, sharp and perfectly even. These weavers were driven from their jungle villages and carry the tradition on in Bogota, and the discipline in work like this is that memory holding steady. Handwoven from naturally dyed werregue palm in Colombia. One of a kind. woven. art works directly with Wounaan communities in Colombia,