Beautiful Ojibwe Porcupine Quill and Birch Bark Box ceramic armadillo amplifying a sense of sisterhood

amplifying a sense of sisterhood

horsehair bristles

Scratches and dings to the surface

He measures 4 3/4" tall and  2 1/2" wide x 3" deep at base

In terrific antique condition

Beautiful Ojibwe Porcupine Quill and Birch Bark Box ceramic armadillo amplifying a sense of sisterhoodI find quill work pretty incredible (for a long time I did not believe it was actual porcupine quills that were used) but usually the pieces that cross my path (and that I can afford) are in pretty rough shape. Indeed, while porcupine quilling is an ancient Native American art, practiced especially among East Coast and Plains tribes, the difficulty of working with the quills as well as their fragility have made it fairly rare today, largely replaced