#31 • Lorena Langley - Coushatta Tribe Gourd Basket

Part of Spring Super Auction Native American Baskets, Meaders Pottery and Tons More! part 1!!! (timed auction by K and B Auction)

High bid $70.00

Status: Sold

Lorena Langley (1933- 2009) from the Coushatta American Indian Tribe of Louisiana. Highly sough after Gourd Bowl with handmade beads, hand cut shell dangles. The gourd has coiled pine needles and grasses accenting the top. Note inside dates gourd to the 1990's. Approx 8"H x 9"W - Excellent gourd with natural growth imperfections! ~Az Collector info: Many of the items in this auction by Lorena were made Exclusively for the consigner. Many are One of a Kind (Ooak's) never sold to the public. Lorena (Edna Lorena Langley) has works in many museums. Her works are highly valued art forms showcased in private and museum collections, including the Smithsonian. Her mother Ency, was the tribe's last recognized medicine woman, from whom she learned the tradition.