Coushatta Pine Needle Basket with Sculptural Handle Londi for Bitossi The lip and base reveal

The lip and base reveal its brass interior

who seems prepared to orate

snapping closed at the top

Or hang it on the wall in the kitchen or dining room to enjoy all of the time

Coushatta Pine Needle Basket with Sculptural Handle Londi for Bitossi The lip and base revealOver 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