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  • Special Orders & Custom Items

    Galeria Namu has more than 25 years experience customizing artwork for clients, as well as filling special events orders from executive awards to mementos of a couple’s wonderful Costa Rica destination wedding.

    Below are images of artwork that has lent itself to such customizing and special events projects in the past. In some cases, pieces are inscribed to remember the event, dates, name of bride and groom, family name, names of awards recipients, etc. In some cases, the coordinators, or clients, needed each piece to be repeated and in other cases, a variety of styles, or themes were required for the items. Clients and events coordinators have requested certain animals, themes. motifs, or colours feature among the items of the order.

    Wholesale prices are certainly considered for more ample orders. Namu requests a deposit of half of the cost to initiate production and the difference to be paid when clients, or event coordinators, have seen the completed pieces and are satisfied.

    Event inscription/names/dates are inked on backside (ie. Brunka tribal carved masks)


    Event inscription/names etched on the back side of each Chorotega pottery comal

    Repeatable items for larger production quantities (ie. carved/inked tagua nut poison dart frogs)

  • At Galeria Namu, we prioritize fair-trade practices that ensure artisans receive immediate and equitable compensation for their work, preserving their craft and culture. Fair-Trade Practices Our Commitment Galeria Namu is a premier fair-trade gallery in San José, Costa Rica, dedicated to preserving the authentic artistic traditions of Central America’s indigenous and folk communities. Named after the Bribri word for jaguar, the gallery provides a vital platform for the region's eight indigenous tribes, offering a curated collection of vibrant Boruca masks, intricate Wounaan basketry, and hand-carved tagua nut art. By operating on a strict fair-trade model that ensures immediate and equitable payment to artisans, Galeria Namu serves as both a cultural sanctuary and an educational hub, connecting global visitors with the rich, ancestral heritage of Costa Rican craftsmanship.
    At Galeria Namu, we prioritize fair-trade practices that ensure artisans receive immediate and equitable compensation for their work, preserving their craft and culture. Fair-Trade Practices Our Commitment Galeria Namu is a premier fair-trade gallery in San José, Costa Rica, dedicated to preserving the authentic artistic traditions of Central America’s indigenous and folk communities. Named after the Bribri word for jaguar, the gallery provides a vital platform for the region's eight indigenous tribes, offering a curated collection of vibrant Boruca masks, intricate Wounaan basketry, and hand-carved tagua nut art. By operating on a strict fair-trade model that ensures immediate and equitable payment to artisans, Galeria Namu serves as both a cultural sanctuary and an educational hub, connecting global visitors with the rich, ancestral heritage of Costa Rican craftsmanship.
    At Galeria Namu, we prioritize fair-trade practices that ensure artisans receive immediate and equitable compensation for their work, preserving their craft and culture. Fair-Trade Practices Our Commitment Galeria Namu is a premier fair-trade gallery in San José, Costa Rica, dedicated to preserving the authentic artistic traditions of Central America’s indigenous and folk communities. Named after the Bribri word for jaguar, the gallery provides a vital platform for the region's eight indigenous tribes, offering a curated collection of vibrant Boruca masks, intricate Wounaan basketry, and hand-carved tagua nut art. By operating on a strict fair-trade model that ensures immediate and equitable payment to artisans, Galeria Namu serves as both a cultural sanctuary and an educational hub, connecting global visitors with the rich, ancestral heritage of Costa Rican craftsmanship.
    At Galeria Namu, we prioritize fair-trade practices that ensure artisans receive immediate and equitable compensation for their work, preserving their craft and culture. Fair-Trade Practices Our Commitment Galeria Namu is a premier fair-trade gallery in San José, Costa Rica, dedicated to preserving the authentic artistic traditions of Central America’s indigenous and folk communities. Named after the Bribri word for jaguar, the gallery provides a vital platform for the region's eight indigenous tribes, offering a curated collection of vibrant Boruca masks, intricate Wounaan basketry, and hand-carved tagua nut art. By operating on a strict fair-trade model that ensures immediate and equitable payment to artisans, Galeria Namu serves as both a cultural sanctuary and an educational hub, connecting global visitors with the rich, ancestral heritage of Costa Rican craftsmanship.
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