#64 • XL Coushatta 18" Deep Winnowing River Cane Basket

Part of Memorial Day Mega Auction - Red Gallery Part 2 (timed auction by K and B Auction)

High bid $61.00

Status: Sold

Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana - hand woven from rivercane (swamp cane) This is an older basket with character due to it's unusual "making do" repair that seemed to work. This is a deep Winnowing basket - bowl. Extra large in size with higher edges for sorting leaf harvests and such. Winnowing baskets were typically used for tossing harvests to remove debris (small items would be swept away by the wind) Basket is approx 7.5"D x 17.5" x 18" - Also starting to darken from age. Has wear from use as noted along with an older repair. The repair was done with twine. Looks like it was 'sewn' or woven to keep top edge of basket useable. There's a couple small breaks in weave from age/use. Basket is still in good shape! Looks like it could be useable today, though like most of these native baskets in our auction, it was treasured by an collector. Baskets come from the estate of a serious collector who gathered these treasures over many, many years. ~Az