quillwork

Etymology

quill + work

noun

  1. Decorative textile embellishment made from porcupine quills by certain Native Americans.
    On the each end was a leanback made of willow rods tied together in a tapered trapezoidal form set at an angle. Covers of buffalo hide with the hair on and quillwork designs were draped over the leanback and bed surface. 2013, Jeffrey D. Anderson, Arapaho Women's Quillwork: Motion, Life, and Creativity, page 61

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