Explore: Quillwork

occasionally used in quillwork. Porcupine quillwork is an art form unique to North America. Before the introduction of glass beads, quillwork was a major decorative

animal has economic significance, such as for food or in the production of quillwork textiles. The word porcupine comes from the Latin porcus 'pig' + spina

This is a list of visual artists who are Native Americans in the United States. The Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 defines "Native American" as being

also continue to make traditional caribou-skin clothing and porcupine quillwork embroidery, both of which are highly regarded among Gwichʼin. Today, the

Canada (1896–1993) Sarah Hardisty, Dene regalia maker, textile artist, and quillwork artist (1924–2014) Hastiin Klah, Navajo (1867–1937) Lily Hope, Tlingit

such as teeth, bones and hide; or man-made materials like beadwork and quillwork. Metalsmiths, beaders, carvers, and lapidaries combine these materials

birchbark biting for entertaining in storytelling and to create patterns for quillwork and other art forms. In the 17th century, Jesuits sent samples of this

attached to tumplines or burden straps for decorative effect. Porcupine quillwork was sewn onto bags, clothing and moccasins, usually in geometrical designs

knife sheaths and leather bags. Lakota women would harvest the quills for quillwork by throwing a blanket over a porcupine and retrieving the quills it left

Ojibwe shoulder pouch depicting two thunderbirds in quillwork, Peabody Museum Harvard