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Wounaan Artists

When we first met the Wounaan, we knew their Hösig Di baskets art form deserved international recognition. We also believed each artist needed a platform from which to launch their careers. The weavers featured here have amazed us with their skill and artistry.

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RainforestBaskets.com represents world-class Wounaan artists through the online gallery, in distinguished galleries in Scottsdale, Telluride, Aspen and Jackson Hole, and by appointment.

Rainforestbaskets.com® takes the term "basket" to a whole new level—by offering exquisite, one-of-a-kind art objects for the discerning collector. The premier authority source, Rainforestbaskets.com specializes exclusively in important, authentic museum-quality Wounaan Hösig Di artworks from the Darién Rainforest of Panamá. Stitched from silk-fine chunga palm filaments dyed with natural pigments, each important work in the collection takes from one to three years to complete. Curators and collectors state that the finest Hösig Di rival the most coveted antique Native American baskets.

Rainforestbaskets.com showcases a diversity of distinctive motifs and shapes—from stunning geometrics to tapestry-rich pictorials lavish with blooms and birds—to complement traditional or contemporary surroundings. We've commissioned these artworks for their artistic beauty and collectibility, working directly with master artists whose meticulous weavings are unrivaled in the world for their aesthetic and technical beauty.

The Rainforestbaskets.com team are expert consultants for your small or large projects—from accessories to masterpieces. We are proud that we have established a trusted patron relationship that enables Rainforestbaskets.com not only to financially empower Wounaan women and their families, but also support the acquisitional and educational needs of discriminating collectors and museums.