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. First the Indian woman broke off the sharp points of the quill. Then they softened the quills with water and flattened then using either a stone or their teeth They colored them with dyes made from plants The porcupine quills were woven on soft animal skins, such as deerskins
Quills were used to decorate clothing, moccasins, bags, and baskets Quill work (a form of embroidery) Quills were used to decorate clothing, moccasins, bags, and baskets