WARAO HAND WOWEN LIDDED BASKET BAG W/STRAP 3.75” TALL x 4.5” DIAM VENEZUELA NWT

Description

Round lidded Basket with strap handcrafted with natural Moriche fibers by Warao artisan Merecedes, Orinoco Delta River, Venezuela. New with tag.
MEASURES: The lidded Basket stands approx. 3.75 inches (9.5 cm) tall. The lid measures 3.5 inches (9 cm) diameter.
Diameter across at the widest point is 4.5 inches (11.5 cm).
Cross body strap drops 17.5 inches (44.5 cm).
The tag reads in Spanish "Unique piece made with natural fibers by a Warao artisan. The Warao – water people- is an ancient indigenous people living in the Orinoco River Delta, Venezuela. They are discreet, friendly and touchingly simple people" Artisan: Mercedes – Community Sagaray - Fiber: Moriche.
Their handcraft is inspired by the world around them and their need for survival. Traditionally they made baskets for food gathering, storage and transporting. Mostly made from Moriche palm considered their "tree of life" from which their survival depends. Processing of fibers is a hard work. The leaves are cut from the Moriche palm tree, dried for several weeks, crushed into fine fibers, boiled and dried in the sun. The fibers are then twisted into very fine threads and wrap around a coil of a palm branch. This technique offers the strongest and tightest weaves.