Artwork Details
Orinoco
Petaca
Description:
The petaca is a small basket with two parts that fit into each other, used to store small, personal objects like fruits or tobacco. It is made of tirite fiber (Ischosiphon aruma) and usually decorated with geometric shapes or sacred animals like the snake, the frog or the monkey.
The petaca is a small basket with two parts that fit into each other, used to store small, personal objects like fruits or tobacco. It is made of tirite fiber (Ischosiphon aruma) and usually decorated with geometric shapes or sacred animals like the snake, the frog or the monkey.
- Artist: Ye'kuana
- Title: Petaca
- Materials: Bamboo bark, curagua fiber, vegetable dye
- Dimensions: 17 x 29.5 x 23.5 cm
- Artist: Ye'kuana
- Title: Petaca
- Materials: Bamboo bark, curagua fiber, vegetable dye
- Dimensions: 17 x 29.5 x 23.5 cm
Description:
The petaca is a small basket with two parts that fit into each other, used to store small, personal objects like fruits or tobacco. It is made of tirite fiber (Ischosiphon aruma) and usually decorated with geometric shapes or sacred animals like the snake, the frog or the monkey.
The petaca is a small basket with two parts that fit into each other, used to store small, personal objects like fruits or tobacco. It is made of tirite fiber (Ischosiphon aruma) and usually decorated with geometric shapes or sacred animals like the snake, the frog or the monkey.
