Round, Lidded Coushatta Coiled Pine Needle Basket Dansk Designs painterly blue and green glazing

painterly blue and green glazing on its exterior

but it would serve now as a fantastic pillow cover

this and the color lead me to believe the bear is carved from Walrus tusk

making it feel massive despite its diminutive size

Round, Lidded Coushatta Coiled Pine Needle Basket Dansk Designs painterly blue and green glazingThis is a wonderful, finely made Coushatta basket of pine needles and raffia, probably late 20th century. The Coushatta are a matrilineal society native to Southwest Louisiana and are renowned for their wonderful baskets made of coiled pine needles. This is an especially nice example, with the raffia coiling around the edge of the lid and woven detail at the very top. 4 1 2" diameter and 4 1 4" tall with lid and in excellent condition.