{"product_id":"chipaya-basket-3-x-13-x-15","title":"Uru-Chipaya Coiled Quinoa Basket - 3\" x 13\" x 15\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA finely constructed coiled basket made by the Uru-Chipaya people of the Bolivian altiplano, woven from bundled aquatic rushes and secured with narrow strips of leather.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe shallow circular form is built outward in a continuous spiral, with the darker leather stitching creating a strong radiating pattern across the pale rush foundation. The result is both highly functional and visually graphic, the structure of the basket itself becoming its decoration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBaskets of this type were traditionally used in the handling and transport of quinoa, an essential crop of the high Andean plateau. The use of locally gathered rushes and leather reflects the resourcefulness of Uru-Chipaya material culture and a basketry tradition closely adapted to the austere landscape of Oruro.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis example comes from a documented group collected in Sabaya Province and retains the irregularities, wear, and subtle tonal variation of a utilitarian object made for daily use.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003c\/strong\u003e3\" x 13\" x15\" [8cm x 33cm x 38cm]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEarly 20th Century \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSabaya Province, Department of Oruro, Bolivia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLocal aquatic rushes and leather strips\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003eVery good \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOB098\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HEIRLOOM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51551518196029,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1965\/6737\/files\/largeBolivianChipayabasket_52e30b6b-1f9c-4e50-8aa7-45564fe71a8f.jpg?v=1783983922","url":"https:\/\/www.heirloombk.com\/products\/chipaya-basket-3-x-13-x-15","provider":"HEIRLOOM","version":"1.0","type":"link"}