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Definition of Quillwork
1. Noun. decorative textile embellishment made from porcupine quills by certain Native Americans ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Quillwork
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quillwork
Literary usage of Quillwork
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico V. 1/4 by Frederick Webb Hodge (2003)
"quillwork, formerly widespread, was generally superseded by beadwork, and the
native dyes employed in the art have fallen almost into disuse. ..."
2. The Indian Tribes of the Upper Mississippi Valley and Region of the Great by Emma Helen Blair, Nicolas Perrot, Morrell Marston, Thomas Forsyth, Paul Radin, Gertrude M. Robertson (1911)
""All designs in quillwork were made up of wide or narrow lines, each composed of a
... Some of the designs in quillwork were undoubtedly originated by men, ..."
3. Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi by David Ives Bushnell (1922)
"The smaller end is bound or braided with tanned skin, to serve as a handle, and
around the upper end of the wrapping is a band of quillwork similar in ..."
4. Canada by Jane M. Coe (1995)
"The Micmac women of the Northeast made especially beautiful quillwork. Evening bags
decorated with Micmac quillwork were once very fashionable in England. ..."
5. The Furniture of Our Forefathers by Esther Singleton, Russell Sturgis (1906)
"... a little below the Orange-Tree, where young Ladies may be taught Wax-work,
Transparent and Filligree, painting on glass, quillwork and Feather- work, ..."
6. North American Indians of the Plains by Clark Wissler (1920)
"100) and reached a high degree of excellence among the Dakota and Mandan.
The technical aspect of bead and quillwork of the ..."
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