20th C Native American Pine Needle Basket, W. Sylestine
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Native American, Wanda Sylestine (Coushatta Tribe of Elton, Louisiana, Koasati people), dates to 1993. A beautiful pine needle basket, one of only three of its kind ever according to an accompanying informative description - made by Wanda Sylestine of the Coushatta Tribe and called the Broken Trail. It is reportedly comprised of 9,000 pine needles and the band is made of natural dye from the Bloodroot flowering plant. Wanda Sylestine is regarded as a master pine needle basketmaker of the 500 Nations. She created this basket at age 72. Size: 14.25" W x 11" H (36.2 cm x 27.9 cm); opening measures 8" in diameter (20.3 cm)
Provenance: private Vaught collection, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Native American, Wanda Sylestine (Coushatta Tribe of Elton, Louisiana, Koasati people), dates to 1993. A beautiful pine needle basket, one of only three of its kind ever according to an accompanying informative description - made by Wanda Sylestine of the Coushatta Tribe and called the Broken Trail. It is reportedly comprised of 9,000 pine needles and the band is made of natural dye from the Bloodroot flowering plant. Wanda Sylestine is regarded as a master pine needle basketmaker of the 500 Nations. She created this basket at age 72. Size: 14.25" W x 11" H (36.2 cm x 27.9 cm); opening measures 8" in diameter (20.3 cm)
Provenance: private Vaught collection, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#131087
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20th C Native American Pine Needle Basket, W. Sylestine
Estimate $300 - $450
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