Coushatta Pine Needle Basket with Sculptural Handle pretty little vase a pottery founded shortly after

a pottery founded shortly after the state of Israel was formed post WWII in 1949

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

The latch on the turtle's back swings open to reveal that it is in fact a box of sorts

he's got incised round eyes and incised dots for whiskers

and the repeating motif of what appear to be smiling little faces (maybe offspring

Coushatta Pine Needle Basket with Sculptural Handle pretty little vase a pottery founded shortly afterOver 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