Yanomami Basket | Small Basket

The basketwork produced by Yanomami women has a closed weave and is extremely resistant. These cargo baskets are called “Wii” in the Yanomami language. They are braided in titica vine in natural color or dyed with annatto leaves or roots and a kind of black fungus called Përɨsɨ.

The Association of Yanomami Women Kumirãyõma released a book “Përɨsɨ – the fungus that Yanomami women use in basketry” to tell about the use of this species of fungus that was named Marasmius Yanomami.

Handmade by Yanomami Women in the Amazon 🇧🇷

Dimensions: 9” W x 10” H

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