Paraguayan Indigenous art

Nivaclé textile pouch, collection of the American Museum of Natural History
Guampa bombilla, for drinking tereré
Pai Tavytera traditional woodcarving, Amambay Department, 2008

Paraguayan Indigenous art is the visual art created by the indigenous peoples of Paraguay. While indigenous artists embrace contemporary Western art media, their arts also include pre-Columbian art forms. Indigenous art includes ceramics, baskets, weaving and threading, feather art and leather work. It is a hybrid nature includes the embroideries, lace, woodcarving and different metal products. Paraguay is particularly known for its indigenous featherwork and basket weaving.[1]

  1. ^ "Indigenous art." Archived 2015-04-27 at the Wayback Machine Paraguay.com (retrieved 13 July 2011)