Coiled basket

NameBasket

CultureWounnan

DateLate 20th century

Place madeColombia, South America

MediumPalm fiber

Dimensions3 3/8 × 3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in. (8.5 × 8 × 8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Veronique Cartier, A.2017.7.1

Object numberA.2017.7.1

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionSmall basket in cream and light brown palm fiber. Body of basket is spherical in shape with a flared circular opening. The mouth of the basket is the cream color, which tapers down the basket into four triangles. Each of these down pointing triangles is met by another triangle (coming from the bottom of the basket).