The Mehinako inhabit the region of Alto Xingu – Mato Grosso. within the limits of the Xingú Indigenous Territory.
Cunho baskets are ancestral art of the Mehinako and are widely used in domestic activities and also in fisheries.
Braided with buriti splints (mauritia flexuosa) and braided with cotton threads with graphics that recall aspects of nature; animals, rivers and winds.