Cesta Balay artesanal

Handmade Balay basket for table or decoration.
El Balay es un cesto cóncavo tejido en palma de guarumo. Hecho por la etnia Cubeo de la selva de Vaupés, Colombia, a partir de un entretejido de colores rojo, negro, verdes, amarillos y crudo, que sigue la idea ancestral de que ahí se recogen los mensajes dichos por el padre. Deben ser resistentes y compactos para que ?no se caiga nada? de ese saber.

he material used to make Balay is called GUARUMA or CHOCOLATILLO, which is found at the headwaters of the canals in the jungle. It is the main raw material and is made with the other secondary materials which are: BEJUCO YARE, BEJUCO GUACAMAYO.
The process is carried out in several stages:

1. The material is removed
2. The material that is the GUARUMA is scraped and washed
3. Paint the material
4. Remove the fiber
5. Weave the balay
6. Shape the balay and border with macaw vine
7. Paint the edge
8. Finish with the yare vine

These are the steps involved in the process of making balay, as well as their respective meanings.
Diámetro: 30 centímetros x 5 centímetros de alto. Colores rojo, negro, amarillo y crudo.