quilled baby carrier cover created by a sioux indian woman 1880s
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quilled baby carrier cover
created by a Sioux Indian woman
1880s
Sioux Indians
• lived in South Dakota from the 1400s - present day
• moved often due to droughts • the arrival of white settlers
who took Indian lands, forced the tribe to move West
Sioux Indian Chief, “Sitting Bull”
North Dakota
A Sioux Village
common skills were porcupine quill work & bead embroidery
Porcupine
Porcupine Quills
The North American Indians were the only people in the world to use the prickly quills of the porcupine to make beautiful designs.
①First the Indian woman broke off the sharp points of the quill.
②Then they softened the quills with water and flattened then using either a stone or their teeth
③They colored them with dyes made from plants
④ The porcupine quills were woven on soft animal skins, such as deerskins
Quill work
(a form of embroidery)
Quills were used to decorate clothing,
moccasins, bags, and baskets
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