Porcupine quillwork, c. late 19th c.
Quillwork
Native American Technology & Art: a topically organized educational web site emphasizing the Eastern Woodlands region, organized into categories of Beadwork, Birds & Feathers, Clay & Pottery, Leather & Clothes, Metalwork, Plants & Trees, Porcupine Quills, Stonework & Tools, Weaving & Cordage, Games & Toys and Food & Recipes. Find simple instructional information about how these materials are used by Natives, and detailed background on the history and development of these kinds of Native technologies, showing both the change and continuity from pre-contact times to the present. NativeTech is dedicated to disconnecting the term 'primitive' from peoples' perceptions of Native American technology and art.
Native American Technology & Art: a topically organized educational web site emphasizing the Eastern Woodlands region, organized into categories of Beadwork, Birds & Feathers, Clay & Pottery, Leather & Clothes, Metalwork, Plants & Trees, Porcupine Quills, Stonework & Tools, Weaving & Cordage, Games & Toys and Food & Recipes. Find simple instructional information about how these materials are used by Natives, and detailed background on the history and development of these kinds of Native technologies, showing both the change and continuity from pre-contact times to the present. NativeTech is dedicated to disconnecting the term 'primitive' from peoples' perceptions of Native American technology and art.
Lourdes Zephier porcupine quillwork
Quill earrings
Quillwork
Quill earrings
Quill earrings
Earrings
Working on a birchbark quill medallion
Back in stock!! Birch Bark & Porcupine Quill Chevron Earrings Indigenous Designs by One Earth Exchange
Earrings
Photos by Jan Riser.
PORCUPINE GAG One unusual forest dweller is a creature which waddles when it walks, runs from nothing and never starves. It has feet like a bear, claws like a badger, teeth like a beaver and inner fur like the wool of a sheep. Porcupines normally have between twenty to thirty thousand quills, constantly growing…
PORCUPINE GAG One unusual forest dweller is a creature which waddles when it walks, runs from nothing and never starves. It has feet like a bear, claws like a badger, teeth like a beaver and inner fur like the wool of a sheep. Porcupines normally have between twenty to thirty thousand quills, constantly growing…
PORCUPINE GAG One unusual forest dweller is a creature which waddles when it walks, runs from nothing and never starves. It has feet like a bear, claws like a badger, teeth like a beaver and inner fur like the wool of a sheep. Porcupines normally have between twenty to thirty thousand quills, constantly growing…
