DENVER — Porcupine quills, Elk teeth, Dentalium shells, and feathers are Indigenous art materials that predate the European introduction of colorful beads. Of these ancient materials, quills can be ...

Since he was around 10 years old, artist Joe Big Mountain—who is Mohawk, Cree, and Comanche—has been drawn to working with porcupine quills. Today, he makes one-of-a-kind statement quillwork earrings ...

Kay Sark is out on her back deck on Lennox Island First Nation in Prince Edward Island, sporting one yellow rubber glove. But the Mi'kmaw woman isn't wearing the glove to clean, she's wearing it to ...

Porcupine quills are a precious material for Indigenous artists because they can’t be purchased just anywhere – artists must source the material themselves or trade for them. Some artists aren't ...

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Delaware, 2010. Principal faculty advisor: Vicki Cassman, Dept. of Art Conservation. "This is a technical study of pre-1856 Eastern Woodlands quillwork dyes, prompted by ...

A faint smell of smoke-tanned moose hide wafted through a workroom at the Anchorage Museum as pots of dyes simmered on heaters. Small piles of porcupine quills, small handmade looms, pieces of moose ...

Tara Francis blends traditional techniques in a contemporary style, giving a sacred quality to her art. She studied Mi'kmaw petroglyphs — carvings in stone that are believed to be a form of ...