Alina Itucama Wounaan Baskets

Alina Itucama. Wounaan Baskets. Geometric Design. Darien Province, Panama. Weight: 0.14 lbs., height: 2.5 in., width: 1.5 in.

Alina Itucama practices the ancient Wounaan craft of weaving rainforest baskets from threads of the black palm tree native to Panama’s richly biodiverse Darién forest. Starting as a knot at the base, the pattern is woven upside down.