{"product_id":"rising-octopus-vessel","title":"Rising Octopus Wounaan Basket - Handwoven Decorative Art","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',Georgia,serif;font-size:22px;font-weight:400;color:#B85C38;font-style:italic;margin:0 0 14px;line-height:1.3\"\u003e\nAncient Ocean Mythology Woven into Art\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.8;color:#4A3828;margin:0 0 16px\"\u003e\nThis woven decorative basket features an octopus form rising from its base, rendered in deep copper and natural dark dyes. Handwoven by Indigenous Wounaan artists in Colombia using traditional coil techniques, the piece transforms marine mythology into sculptural form. The flowing tentacle motifs create a sense of movement and depth, echoing symbolic patterns found across Colombian Indigenous visual culture and making it a rare collectible work of woven art.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:15px;line-height:1.8;color:#6B4F3A;margin:0 0 24px\"\u003e\nWounaan artisans construct this basket using chunga and werregue palm fibers, carefully harvested, split, and dyed with natural plant-based pigments before weaving begins. Each strand is wrapped around a core structure and built coil by coil, allowing the form to rise gradually into its sculptural octopus silhouette. Achieving the flowing tentacle structure requires precise tension control and deliberate placement to preserve both form and visual rhythm.\n\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 12″ W × 10″ H\u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003cstrong style=\"font-weight:500;color:#2A1F14\"\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chunga and werregue palm fiber, natural dyes\u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003cstrong style=\"font-weight:500;color:#2A1F14\"\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Colombia\u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003cstrong style=\"font-weight:500;color:#2A1F14\"\u003eConstruction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand-coiled sculptural form\u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003cstrong style=\"font-weight:500;color:#2A1F14\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e One of one · SKU MAG-149\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\"\u003e\nEach Colombian Wounaan basket is purchased directly from the artist at fair prices that support families, preserve tradition, and sustain local economies. Along the river communities of Colombia’s Chocó rainforest, Wounaan weavers continue a centuries-old tradition of crafting extraordinary handwoven baskets.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:13px;line-height:1.75;color:#6B4F3A;margin:0\"\u003e\nNatural palm fibers are wrapped in precise stitches to form bold geometric patterns that reflect the landscape and culture of the region. Each piece is woven entirely by hand, creating distinctive Wounaan artisan baskets valued for their precision, heritage, and sculptural beauty.\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RFB Woven Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50929915855163,"sku":"MAG-149","price":2200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0872\/0069\/4587\/files\/MAG-149-cat.jpg?v=1773425210","url":"https:\/\/woven.art\/products\/rising-octopus-vessel","provider":"RFB Woven Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}