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ANTIQUE Yanomami GatheringBasket with Snake motif
This large, vintageYanomami gathering basket is tightly handwoven of natural fibers with severalinner rings for stability. The straps are tied around the small loops aroundthe top edge and were placed over the forehead and used to carry the basket onone\'s back. The Yanomami are indigenous to the Amazonian regions of Brazil andVenezuela. \"Yanomami means “human being”. The Yanomami are an indigenoustribe, which is made up of subdivisions of Indian villages that live inseclusion.
Each household containsone to six family compartments and live together in a large circular structurecalled a Shabono. Social life is organized around kinship relationships,descent from ancestors, and marriage. They are hunters and gatherers and tendsmall garden plots. The Yanommami are believed to be the most primitive,culturally intact people in the world and the last culture to come into contactwith the modern world.\"
DIMENSIONS: 22ʺW× 17ʺH
STYLES: Rustic Tribal
PERIOD: Mid 20th Century
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Venezuela Brazil
ITEM TYPE: Vintage, Antique andPre-owned
MATERIALS: Fiber Raffia Reed
CONDITION: Good Condition, OriginalCondition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
COLOR: Tan/Brown
