Milda Husmaco
Basket Decorated with Flowers and Hummingbirds
21st century
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Milda Husmaco
Basket Decorated with Flowers and Hummingbirds
21st century
Physical Qualities
Palm leaves, natural dyes, 17 1/2 × 12 1/2 in. (44.5 × 31.8 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Gregory Lehne, Baltimore
Object Number
2025.202
The basket was made from native palm (chunga and naguala palm) leaves which were shredded, dyed with natural pigments, and needle woven into a design of large orchids, roses, and hummingbirds.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2025; Dr. Gregory P. Lehne, Baltimore, by purchase, 2020; Rainforest Baskets (Jennifer & Ed Kuyper) by commission; the artist
