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Woven Duck Effigy Basket of unknown origin.. Wounaan Embera possibly?

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    Posted 4 years ago

    pegsrags
    (1 item)

    Lovely woven duck basket in mustard yellow, brown and red. Very tightly woven and heavier than it looks. About 7” long. Any ideas of origin?

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    1. drewland, 4 years ago
      This looks like it could be from Panama, maybe the Embera or Wounaan people.

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