Coushatta Pine Needle Basket with Sculptural Handle hand-painted porcelain architect and librarian

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Coushatta Pine Needle Basket with Sculptural Handle hand-painted porcelain architect and librarianOver time, I've acquired (and happily sold!) a few different Coushatta pine needle baskets, but this one, with its dramatically twisting handle, may just be my favorite. The Coushatta are a matrilineal society native to Southwest Louisiana and are renowned for their wonderful baskets made of coiled pine needles and raffia. In addition to the fabulous handle, this one features a lovely little woven raffia detail at the very center of the base