Round, Lidded Coushatta Coiled Pine Needle Basket repeating with just a bit of

with just a bit of wear to the gold lacquer

Elegant while delivering a great pop of color

6 3/4” diameter at top

but it is in overall very good condition

embellished with small circular mirrors

Round, Lidded Coushatta Coiled Pine Needle Basket repeating with just a bit ofThis is a wonderful, finely made Coushatta basket of pine needles and raffia, probably late 20th century. The Coushatta are a matrilineal society native to Southwest Louisiana and are renowned for their wonderful baskets made of coiled pine needles. This is an especially nice example, with the raffia coiling around the edge of the lid and woven detail at the very top. 4 1 2" diameter and 4 1 4" tall with lid and in excellent condition.