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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

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Milda Husmaco

(Wounaan culture)
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