Coushatta Pine Needle Basket with Sculptural Handle pretty little vase he's got incised round eyes

he's got incised round eyes and incised dots for whiskers

The latch on the turtle's back swings open to reveal that it is in fact a box of sorts

or on top of a table

while the alternating

and literally ran across the room to claim her

Coushatta Pine Needle Basket with Sculptural Handle pretty little vase he's got incised round eyesOver 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