Name: Yuremava Basket Large
SKU: yuremava-basket-large
Price: 112.00 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

Yuremava Basket Large

€112,00

Large decorative storage basket

Here is the perfect accessory if you are looking for a large and unique ethnic storage basket!

Very practical, it will find its place in any room of your interior, whether to store cushions and blankets, logs, or to serve as a laundry basket.

This braided basket was made entirely from fibers but also natural colors. The quality of its weaving ensures great resistance.

We are proud to work with the Puerto Tolima Querari Artisans Association, a group of indigenous Colombian artisans who live in the Amazon rainforest and who are trying to preserve their traditional way of life.

The products are purchased directly from this community, which guarantees that artisans are paid a fair price.

By decorating your home with a Yuremava storage basket, you will help us support this community and keep ancient basketry techniques alive.

FEATURES

Dimensions

42 × 40 cm

Material

Yaré rattan

Size

Diam 42 cm x Height 40 cm, L

Color

Black, Natural fiber, Wine-coloured

Out of stock

Description

Storage baskets handcrafted with natural fiber and colors

This collection of baskets has been handwoven by Native Yuremava women. Yuremava is the name of a Colombian indigenous clan, belonging to the Amazonian Cubeo ethnic group. This clan lives in the Amazon forest, on the banks of the river Querarí, in the South-East of Colombia.

Because women dedicate most of their time to farming, cooking and taking care of the children, they weave baskets on their spare time. Such crafts used to be made only for personal use. However, for the last 15 years, Yuremava people also sell them as a source of income.

Fibers and colors are 100% natural. In fact, artisans use a local fiber called Yare, collected in the surrounding forest. Men are in charge of the search for this plant, and are also the ones preparing it for weaving. Besides, colors are all natural and it is quite complex in itself just to collect the different ingredients for coloring.

Actually, different local plants are sown especially to color most of the fibers. For instance, the red color is a mix of ground leafs from different plants. On the other hand, the black color comes from coal.

Hence, purchasing a Yuremava basket is a way to get an absolutely unique basket, with a very special story behind.

Additional information

Dimensions	42 × 40 cm
Material	Yaré rattan
Size	Diam 42 cm x Height 40 cm, L
Color	Black, Natural fiber, Wine-coloured