Coushatta Pine Needle Basket with Sculptural Handle pretty little vase while the alternating

while the alternating

or on top of a table

and literally ran across the room to claim her

with the owl used as a symbol to welcome good luck and good fortune

Coushatta Pine Needle Basket with Sculptural Handle pretty little vase while the alternatingOver 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