Belt Bag 1999 Jean Taylor-Starr. All designs are copyrighted. Reproduction in any part is prohibited without prior written permission. Woodland design of sewn quillwork applied directly to traditional tanned elk or buckskin.
Photo shows sample of orange, white, yellow, black, and ochre.
Custom orders please allow 6 to 8 weeks for delivery. Native Americans used porcupine quillwork as decoration on clothing and implements long before contact with Europeans brought trade goods such as glass beads. The application of quills took various forms, all of which were time-consuming and tedious, but produced some of the most beautiful and natural artistic expressions known in North America. This quillwork is made much as Native Americans did. The pieces are inspired by, but not copied exactly, from pre-1840 designs.