Pine needle basket
Artist
Elissa “Liz” John
(Coushatta)
Date1995
MediumFiber, pigment, pine needles, raffia, pine cones
Dimensions7 1/2” H x 9 3/4” Diam.
Credit LineGift of Carolynne Whitefeather
Object numberNA2011.56.WHI
DescriptionLidded pine needle basket with large knob handle. Basket has wide waist in relation to mouth and foot. Around the waist are three pairs of pine cones, each with green dyed raffia fascicles (bundles) of needles with brown dyed stem. On the lid are two similar elements with single pine cones.
ClassificationsBasketry
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