Coushatta Pine Needle Basket with Sculptural Handle cloth doll with a spring that enables

with a spring that enables its beak (red on the inside

or really any manner of other little things

The bark of the branch from which it was carved remains on the central part of the body

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and the text " Ideal for the table

Coushatta Pine Needle Basket with Sculptural Handle cloth doll with a spring that enablesOver 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