Coushatta Pine Needle Basket with Sculptural Handle pretty little vase or on top of a

or on top of a table

while the alternating

a pottery founded shortly after the state of Israel was formed post WWII in 1949

mid-20th century I believe

and a split in the wood down the front of the pants of the largest male figure

Coushatta Pine Needle Basket with Sculptural Handle pretty little vase or on top of aOver 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