Oliverio Rodríguez Muinane hangs a finished weaving from the top of the tent to display it.
Photo by Cory Grace, Smithsonian Institution
Oliverio Rodríguez Muinane weaves a basket from tripepero, a traditional Amazonian fiber.
Photo by Nora Simon, Smithsonian Institution
Oliverio Rodríguez Muinane, Nonuya basket weaver, singer and dancer.
Photo courtesy of Embassy of Colombia in Washington, D.C.
Photo courtesy of Embassy of Colombia in Washington, D.C.
Photo by Michelle Arbeit, Smithsonian Institution
Photo by Michelle Arbeit, Smithsonian Institution
Oliverio Rodríguez is a maloquero, or person in charge of the maloca or ritual home. He is a basketmaker specializing in the balay basket, a rounded basket used to serve food.
