Coushatta Pine Needle Basket with Sculptural Handle cloth doll This is a fantastical landscape

This is a fantastical landscape that one can get lost in

The bark of the branch from which it was carved remains on the central part of the body

or really any manner of other little things

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Coushatta Pine Needle Basket with Sculptural Handle cloth doll This is a fantastical landscapeOver 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