Round, Lidded Coushatta Coiled Pine Needle Basket box with handle I got my passion for

I got my passion for it from her

I am fairly certain is Navajo based on other examples out there of similarly constructed and painted owls and other animals

There is no ball included

and charmingly stick-like little legs and feet

or really anywhere one would like to infuse a sense of joy and graciousness

Round, Lidded Coushatta Coiled Pine Needle Basket box with handle I got my passion forThis 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.