{"product_id":"plaited-vessel-iii-forest-patina","title":"Plaited Vessel III — Forest Patina | Wounaan, Colombia","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-size:12px;letter-spacing:0.14em;text-transform:uppercase;font-style:italic;color:#B85C38;font-weight:500;margin:0 0 14px\"\u003eA smaller plaited vessel from Colombia’s Chocó region, dyed in forest greens and copper. One of three.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.8;color:#4A3828;margin:0 0 16px\"\u003eFifteen inches across and fourteen inches tall, woven by Yenny from werregue palm fiber split entirely by hand. The surface is dyed in a continuous gradient of forest greens, copper tones, and deep teal, with no defined graphic pattern. The vessel reads with a quiet metallic presence, almost like patinated bronze in woven form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:15px;line-height:1.8;color:#6B4F3A;margin:0 0 16px\"\u003eThis is the smallest of the three vessels and the most uncommon in palette. Where other Wounaan works in this series rely on the traditional black-and-natural vocabulary, this piece moves in a different direction. The all-over dye treatment shifts it closer to a contemporary material language, evoking the atmosphere of an oxidized copper object or a Japanese ikebana vessel rather than a strictly traditional basket form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:15px;line-height:1.8;color:#6B4F3A;margin:0 0 16px\"\u003eThe construction follows the same plaited technique as its counterparts. Single-layer werregue palm is hand-split and woven without internal support, allowing the structure to remain both light and precise. The defining element is the dye work: plant-based pigments applied through repeated boiling cycles before weaving, building layered saturation that holds within the fiber itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:15px;line-height:1.8;color:#6B4F3A;margin:0 0 16px\"\u003ePlaited vessels of this scale are rare without overt pattern. Here, the visual interest comes from structure rather than ornament, with light moving through the woven lattice and across the shifting gradient. In interior light—especially near a window—the surface changes subtly throughout the day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:15px;line-height:1.8;color:#6B4F3A;margin:0 0 24px\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight:500;color:#2A1F14\"\u003eThis vessel can be shown in two forms.\u003c\/strong\u003e Folded inward at the rim, it reads as a rounded, grounded globe. Drawn upward, it becomes a more open classical urn with a tighter herringbone collar at the top. Either configuration is correct; the form is designed to shift.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.75;color:#4A3828;font-style:italic;margin:0 0 24px\"\u003eWoven by Yenny, Wounaan. One of three brought back from her hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:1px;background:#EDE8DF;margin:0 0 20px\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 20px\"\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"font-size:11px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#2A1F14;margin:0 0 10px\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"font-size:13px;line-height:1.9;color:#4A3828;margin:0\"\u003e\n    \u003cstrong style=\"font-weight:500;color:#2A1F14\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15″ W × 14″ H\u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003cstrong style=\"font-weight:500;color:#2A1F14\"\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Werregue palm fiber, plant-dyed (gradient)\u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003cstrong style=\"font-weight:500;color:#2A1F14\"\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Colombia, Chocó region\u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003cstrong style=\"font-weight:500;color:#2A1F14\"\u003eConstruction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Single-layer plaited, collapsible\u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003cstrong style=\"font-weight:500;color:#2A1F14\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e One of one · SKU PLAIT-004\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:1px;background:#EDE8DF;margin:0 0 20px\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:13px;line-height:1.75;color:#6B4F3A;margin:0 0 6px\"\u003eWoven by Wounaan artisans in Colombia’s Chocó rainforest — a tradition passed through generations in one of the most biodiverse regions on earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0\"\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/colombian-werregue-baskets\" style=\"color:#B85C38;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-weight:500;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(184,92,56,0.35);padding-bottom:2px\"\u003e\n    Learn about Colombian Werregue weaving →\n  \u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RFB Woven Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51207918289211,"sku":"PLAIT-004","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0872\/0069\/4587\/files\/PLAIT-004-catalog2.png?v=1781278410","url":"https:\/\/woven.art\/products\/plaited-vessel-iii-forest-patina","provider":"RFB Woven Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}