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Galería Namu

Centro, San José

Boruca masks, Emberá basketry and hand-carved tagua pieces

What you’ll find

What Galería Namu is known for

Galería Namu, founded in 1998, is a fair-trade gallery in San José dealing in indigenous and folk art from Central America's tribal communities. The collection spans Boruca masks, Embera and Wounaan basketry, hand-carved tagua nut pieces, pre-Columbian-style work and Costa Rican folk art, with proceeds paid directly to artisans.