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Message:: [QUOTE="Taupou, post: 10406528, member: 45"]Despite the numerous claims, no Native American Indian tribe  used pine needles in their traditional basketry techniques.  It was an introduction by missionaries, as an easy way to make baskets for commercial sale, to add to the Indian's source of income. The Coushatta and Seminole tribes were early adapters. Non-Indian women, especially in the South, adopted the craft during the "Indian basket craze" around the beginning of the 20th century, and many books plus direction were published. By the end of the 20th century, basket "kits" were available in nearly every craft shop, enabling anyone who wanted one, to make it.  So a pine needle basket could have been made by anyone. I completely agree with 2manybook's later identification.  Unfortunately, this is not an Indian basket.  And thank you for the up-date![/QUOTE]