Extremely Fine Pine Needle Flat Lidded Basket, Presumed Antique Native American Louisiana native basket layer by layer

layer by layer

these were part of Larsen's "Tapestry" series that also included tea/coffee service pieces and casserole dishes

with no cracks or splits

measures 4 1/2" tall x 1 7/8" in diameter

combined with yellow shirt and red pants--just a terrific color scheme I think

Extremely Fine Pine Needle Flat Lidded Basket, Presumed Antique Native American Louisiana native basket layer by layerThis is the finest pine needle basket I've ever seen, and I've looked at a fair number and sold a number of them. It's like an incredibly intricate little nest, light as a feather, just exquisite like the hushed floor of the forest distilled into the perfect object. The needles are a gorgeous shade of deep brown, and the stitching holding them together just beautiful. The lid sits flat across the top of the basket, resting. It bears the remnant of an