PINE NEEDLE BASKET FROM LONG LEAF AFTER KATRAINA LEFT Start Price USD 14.00 Current Price USD 14.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, September 21, 2008 End Time Tuesday, October 21, 2008 Location SO LOUISIANA See more about 'PINE NEEDLE BASKET FROM LONG LEAF AFTER KATRAINA LEFT' Description                 PINE NEEDLE BASKET FROM LONG LEAF AFTER KATRAINA LEFT Description PINE NEEDLE BASKET FROM HUNDREDS OF  YEARS OLD LONG LEAF PINES DEVASTATED BY KATRINA IN SOUTH LOUISIANA.. TTHESE NEEDLES WERE GATHERED OVER A YEAR TO SAVE SOMETHING OF THEIR HISTORY. HUNDREDS OF MILES OF FORESTS WERE DESTROYED AND THE ONLY REMAINS WERE NEEDLES TO REMEMBER THE FOREST THE NEEDLES WERE WOVEN INTO THESE KATRINA BASKETS. EACH BASKET IS DIFFERENT AND WOVEN SOLELY BY THE HANDS OF THIS 75 YEAR OLD GREAT GRAND MOTHER. IN EACH BASKET IS LIFE THAT LIVES ON. REMEMBER THEM WHEN YOU SEE ONE. THEY ARE VERY UNIQUE. SIZE: 7"WIDE X 4" HIGH WITH THE LID ALL MATERIALS ARE NATIVE TO SOUTH LOUISIANA EXCEPT A FEW ITEMS NOT IN SEASON. A FEW THINGS ARE USED TO HELP IN THE COMPLETION OF THE BASKET. I USE ARTIFICIAL SINEW TO BIND WITH. ALL NEEDLES WERE STERILIZED, TO CLEAN 'FOR CRITTERS' AND SEALED FOR USE. QUESTIONS/ PLEASE TALK WITH ME. WEAVER, SHIRLEY BARBARA NICHOLS EACH BASKET COMES WITH ITS OWN NUMBER AND COA ATTACHED. A SHORT STORY OF EACH BASKET AND THE ARTIST WEAVER.                 Place a Bid!