Lovely Vintage Pine Needle Basket Tray with Handles 18th century very fine Kutch mirror work

very fine Kutch mirror work embroidery

complete with cut paper hands

with a diameter of 2 3/4" across at lid and 1 7/8" across at base

Lulaki sees her creature creations (of which there are a wonderful variety

The print was executed in dark green ink on rice paper

Lovely Vintage Pine Needle Basket Tray with Handles 18th century very fine Kutch mirror workThis pine needle basket tray, probably mid 20th century and Coushatta (Southeast U. S native), is just lovely, with a terrific interplay between the warm brown of the pine needles and the light stitching, which creates a spiral pattern as it joins one pine needle bundle to the next. Plus those beautifully knotted "golden sun" details at the handles and center! The basket, which I believe was made to hold a pie plate, seems to have been finished with a