Galería Namu

Galería Namu Galería Namu, founded in 1998, represents local and indigenous artists of Central America. Our commitment remains to represent artists' work 100% ethically.

Our physical Costa Rica gallery has been replaced to that of our expanding online presence. In our downtown San José gallery you will find the incredible artwork produced by indigenous and folk artists throughout Central America. Can't make it to Costa Rica to stop by? Shop from our website...we ship worldwide and within Costa Rica. Note: Our gallery hours for Sundays: open January through April.

The indigenous Ngobe-Bugle 'chacara' ('kra' in the Ngabere language) weavers' timeless shoulder bags (unisex) are so dur...
22/08/2026

The indigenous Ngobe-Bugle 'chacara' ('kra' in the Ngabere language) weavers' timeless shoulder bags (unisex) are so durable, they can outlast the wearer! These are traditionally (and still) woven from strands of agave fiber and naturally dyed. More recently, this traditional textile is also created using bought raw material for weaving and analine dyes for the eye-dazzling effect one sees in the image. The geometric motifs are ancestral designs. These women weave 'chacaras' from sizes for a cel phone, to large sizes for carrying babies and larger cargo. Southern Pacific watershed, Costa Rica (as well as western Panama)

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This oversized 'ecological' mask art piece by indigenous Brunka artists, German Morales and Bernardo Gonzalez, is a 'tou...
03/08/2026

This oversized 'ecological' mask art piece by indigenous Brunka artists, German Morales and Bernardo Gonzalez, is a 'tour de force'. Conceptually, it depicts the local biome on the southern Pacific coast of Costa Rica, from mountain forests down to the ocean. Measures 1.25 meters (4' 49") in length.

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Handsome loom-woven table runner - traditional indigenous (Brunka tribe, Costa Rica) textile made from spun and woven co...
06/06/2026

Handsome loom-woven table runner - traditional indigenous (Brunka tribe, Costa Rica) textile made from spun and woven cotton and natural dyes (vegetal, mineral and mollusk urine giving purple tones). These 'mantas' (textile lengths) were joined to make the womens' skirts and mens' tunics which are still used for special occasions. Today Brunka women weavers are creating, from this ancestral textile, all sorts of unexpected articles: knapsacks, hats, table runners, pouches, laptop cases, even very fashionable garments. Measures 64" (1'63cm) long

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The Central Valley and especially northern Costa Rica are regions known for much UAP (UFO) activity and for famous sight...
02/06/2026

The Central Valley and especially northern Costa Rica are regions known for much UAP (UFO) activity and for famous sightings. Folk artist Freddy Acuña, an older gentleman and quite a character, is a resident of San Carlos (northern Costa Rica) and has logged many sightings of such phenomena. Freddy believes that these entities are revealing themselves to us with a message to take better care of our biosphere - and to step up this task! In his particular style, he is exploring such phenomena (paintings and wood figures) within the setting of his northern Costa Rican surroundings. Measures 18" x 20"

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Unique carving/painting (acrylics over balsa wood sculpture) from the local artisan community of the Solentiname archipe...
29/05/2026

Unique carving/painting (acrylics over balsa wood sculpture) from the local artisan community of the Solentiname archipelago in the southern quarter of Cocibolca Lake (Lake Nicaragua), Nicaragua. Known for very detailed landscape and island-lifeways paintings, as well as carved and painted local fauna, the artists of the Solentiname islands have a distinct and readily recognizable style. On the carapace of this freshwater turtle, there is painted - in a curious 360 degree perspective - a typical Solentiname landscape: islets in the sea-like Lake Nicaragua and looming volcanos seen on the far horizon. Measures: 25 1/2" long, 19" wide

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Sublime rendering of a great heron - in tagua ("ivory") nut - created by an indigenous Wounaan carver (Darien region, Pa...
25/05/2026

Sublime rendering of a great heron - in tagua ("ivory") nut - created by an indigenous Wounaan carver (Darien region, Panama). Skills and finesse enough to make the Audubon Society ornithological illustrators green with envy!

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The handsome and popular Native pottery tradition of the large Lenca indigenous group of the southern central highlands ...
18/05/2026

The handsome and popular Native pottery tradition of the large Lenca indigenous group of the southern central highlands of Honduras (and northern El Salvador). Their creations consist of 'comales', bottles, flower pots, fauna figures and more.

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Mounted and framed gold 'pecheras' (breastplates) of the Diquis archeological culture (southern Costa Rican Pacific coas...
12/05/2026

Mounted and framed gold 'pecheras' (breastplates) of the Diquis archeological culture (southern Costa Rican Pacific coast watershed). 24K gold electroplating over bronze with 'repousse' technique to achieve details in relief.

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Remarkable realism is achieved in the tagua ("ivory") nut carvings of local flora and fauna created by the talented ind...
08/05/2026

Remarkable realism is achieved in the tagua ("ivory") nut carvings of local flora and fauna created by the talented indigenous artists of the Embera and Wounaan tribes of the Darien region of Panama. As a perfect example of such attention to detail, the perfectly captured pose and precise carving and inking technique, is this brown pelican figurine. 3 1/2" (9cm) tall
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