Turtle Shaped Coushatta Pine Needle Hanging Effigy Basket black planter the raven is a sacred

the raven is a sacred figure in Northwest Coast native cultures

applied on the surface of a woven bamboo or wood object

the vase is in excellent condition

The wall pocket has a hole in the back for easy hanging

which similarly feature numerous figures and animals

Turtle Shaped Coushatta Pine Needle Hanging Effigy Basket black planter the raven is a sacredThis wonderful little turtle shaped Coushatta hanging effigy basket is made of coiled Louisiana native pine needles sewn together with raffia. (The Coushatta are a matrilineal society native to Southwest Louisiana recognized as a sovereign nation in 1973; today most of its thousand or so members live in Elton, LA, the seat of the tribal government.) I believe this particular basket may have been made by Marjorie Abbey Battise, a member of a family of