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Lidded Basket
Culture of Origin: Coushattaearly to mid 20th century
U.S. Department of the Interior Museum
Washington, DC, United States
This early to mid-twentieth century lidded basket is bundle-coiled from tan-colored longleaf pine needles (Pinus palustris). The base is a squat, globular form decorated with three flowers embroidered in raffia and commercially dyed red for the petals, yellow for the centers and green for the leaves. The lid is circular with a central top knob and decorated with three raffia flowers. Such baskets by Coushatta (Koasati) makers have endured as popular Louisiana souvenirs.
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Details
- Title: Lidded Basket
- Creator: Culture of Origin: Coushatta
- Date Created: early to mid 20th century
- Physical Dimensions: DIA 8, H 6
- Provenance: INTR 07131 a + b
- Subject Keywords: Southeast, Coushatta, Koasati, Native American, American Indian, Louisiana, North America
- Type: Basketry
- Rights: U.S. Department of the Interior Museum
- Medium: longleaf pine needles, raffia, dye
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