#quillwork

[aworldofpattern]

Lily Gladstone at the 2024 Oscars, wearing custom gown, a collaboration between Gucci's Creative Director, Sabato De Sarno, and Joe Big Mountain (Ironhorse Quillwork), a Mohawk, Cree, and Comanche artist renowned for his quillwork jewellery.

Styled by Jason Rembert.

Vogue: “It’s Not Just Mine”: Lily Gladstone on Her Historic Oscars Nod and Powerful Red Carpet Look

[scrollsofhumanlife]

Dorothy Jane Brave Eagle-Ross | Wakan Mani Win | Anpo Wicahpi Win

B. April 18th 1939 in Red Water, South Dakota

Dorothy was an international award winning Oglala Lakota artist specializing in quillwork and beadwork. She retired from the BIA serving as a superintendent and administrative officer. She resided in Denver, Colorado most of her adult life. She was a traditional dancer and traveled the pow-wow trail. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Oregon State University and her Master's at Western Colorado University .

Hot Springs, South Dakota

[irontreeforge]

Newest quilled sheath is coming along nicely! Pared with a bone handled longknife. Traditional quillwork embroidery by Stephanie and knife by Iron John of Iron Tree Forge #traditionalcrafts #traditionalart #porcupine #quillwork #nativestyle #embroidery #leather #leatherwork #handmadeknife #longknife #longhunterknife #woodlandart #westernart #contemporyhistoricalknife #contemporymakers #contemporylongrifleassociation #flintlock https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn0QpIMsCZH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[shewhoworshipscarlin]

Slidebox with quillwork, 1800s, USA.

[pussyslaycherokeeprincess]

Getting that free hand acupuncture pulling porcupine quills...at 3am 😅. The grind never ends 😎✊🏼.

[frozenwolftemplar]

Bates, M. (ca. 1817). Quillwork Shadowbox. Retrieved from: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/19055 

[changoblanco]

@boldingchristian #beadwork #lakotabeadwork #workspaces #quillwork #lakotaquillwork #nativeamericanartist #166e2nd https://www.instagram.com/p/CgU7buUPUAk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[mathysphere]

there's a Kipling poem where, when talking about the modern world and the amazing feats and creations of humankind, he says that we have become

Too wonder-stale to wonder / At each new miracle;

and lemme tell ya, I feel that sometimes looking at art online, y'know? Like hot damn, there's a lot of miracles out there. Gotta make the time to slow down and really look at 'em

[neechees]

What a Cree Bride May Have Worn - 1880's.

[image description: semi realistic flat colored, digital drawing of a light brown skinned Cree woman with dark brown hair in braids, a cream colored tanned hide dress, who is leading an American Paint horse by a lasso. The Cree woman has two large dots of red ochre painted on the apples of her cheeks, and single line of red ochre across her forehead. She has 4 lined tattoos running down her chin, and to lines extending outward to make an inverted "V" from the corners of her mouth. Her braids are tied off with circular conch shell ties, and she wears a beaded blue belt with red triangular detailing, a blue beaded necklace, and a bone choker with red beads. She has red and white moccasins with a long, fringed dress, with red pigment yoke painted onto the dress, and blue and white quillwork underneath. She has a Hudson's Bay blanket over her right shoulder. Speech bubbles pointing to the relevant details are as listed in bullet points below. end image description.]

Weddings usually were not as formal, big events in Cree culture, but there were some formalities and gifts that were exchanged, including what's depicted here.

Horse: marriage dowry. She was gifted a horse in exchange for marriage. All horses belonged to her.

red ochre makeup, for special occasions, and chin tattoos indicating status as a married woman.

newly made moccasins and a blanket: gifts from her intended. She was gifted the moccasins alongside the horse.

[irontreeforge]

One last look at the B&M tomahawk by Iron John and Stephanie of Iron Tree Forge. Artist copy of famous Butler and Mclellan Tomahawk from the Revolutionary War. For history and details of construction here's the blog post! Enjoy! https://www.irontreeforge.com/post/butler-and-mclellan-tomahawk #artofweapons #tomahawk #pipetomahawk #historicalweapons #armsandarmor #toweroflondon #revolutionarywar #wartrophy #battleofquebec #contamporymakers #18thcenturyartisans #historicalart #historicalreproduction #butlerandmclellan #handforgedtomahawk #quillwork #sinew #18thcentury https://www.instagram.com/p/CpEKq7Bs9Jr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[pwlanier]

UNIDENTIFIED MI'KMAQ ARTIST

QUILLWORK LIDDED BOX, C. 1850

porcupine quills, organic pre-aniline dyes, softwood, birchbark, spruce root, and cotton thread

First Arts

[wiisagi-maiingan]

I know that not much will actually change once I'm enrolled but idk, being unenrolled has been this constant source of imppster syndrome for me. Am I allowed to learn my language? Am I allowed to attend events like powwows? Am I allowed to learn things like beadwork and quillwork? Am I allowed to call myself part of my tribe when my tribe doesn't claim me?

Hmm. I think. . . I'm going to try to find some Ojibwe beadwork and quillwork resources. I already have some needle skills from embroidery and it feels less like I'm. . . stealing those art styes, I guess.

Idk. It's hard to put all this into words.

[inexplicifics]

Really lovely jewelry is made from porcupine quills and there are so many spikey monsters in the Witcher, I'm sure quillwork is a thing

Oooh, yes, quillwork is beautiful, what a good thought!

[allicat-rising]

my favorite red carpet looks from the 2024 Oscar's <3

Leah Lewis in Lever Couture || Hailee Steinfeld in Eli Saab Couture || Carey Mulligan in Balenciaga || Greta Lee in Loewe || Maitreyi Ramakrishnan in Zuhair Murad || Danielle Brooks in Dolce & Gabbana || Becky G || Erika Alexander in custom Christian Siriano || Anya Taylor-Joy in Dior Haute Couture || Lupita Nyong’o - Armani Privé || Zendaya in Armani Privé || Lily Gladstone - Gucci x Joe Big Mountain of Ironhouse Quillwork || Eva Longoria in Tamara Ralph

[pazzesco]

~ Otoe Peace Pipe ~

Otoe Calumet Pipe

The lengthy stem a flattened oval in cross-section, mostly covered in fine plaited vegetal-dyed quillwork, worked with abstract buffalo prints on top, zigzag bands on the reverse, cloth wrapping holds red-dyed horsehair tufts in the center and at the mouth, the T-form bowl with raised panel inlaid in lead to depict a galloping horse, lattice work about the chimney. Length 39 3/4in

the Otoe were among the first tribes to hold council with Lewis and Clark. For the Otoe the calumet, from the French word chalumet, meaning reed or flute, was a profoundly sacred object. These pipes were used in a variety of ceremonies including peace and war, but more often for peace giving them the "peace pipe" name.

Painting of an Otoe Tribal Leader by Marrianne Millar

This Otoe man wears two important pieces of ceremonial clothing, distinctive among the Western Great Lakes cultures, the otter skin turban & the grizzly bear claw necklace.

Otter was used for the turban not only for the beauty of its fur, but also for philosophical reasons. The Otoe observed that this charismatic creature occupied itself both in water & on land, & therefore deemed it to be a liaison between aquatic & land beings.

The grizzly bear claw necklace was an ornament that represented high esteem & accomplishment for senior men of the Otoe tribe. Otoe men used only four claws from each forepaw of the grizzly, so that four grizzly bears, at least, contributed to the over 30 claws used for this necklace. Only specialists, those individuals who owned the ancestral right, could make bear claw necklaces. If a man wanted one, he would have to assemble all the materials along with a substantial display of gifts, such as a wagon & a team of horses, and give them to a specialist who would then agree to make a necklace. Otter fur is wrapped around the necklace and an entire otter pelt is used to create a long, narrow “tail” or “drop” that hangs off the back of the necklace. Large spherical glass beads made in Venice & acquired from traders were used as spacers between the claws. Three large pendants representing the cardinal directions decorate the front of the necklace.

A Sioux beaded tobacco bag

One side of the central panel showing pairs of American flags and a double diamond device, the reverse with winged tipis and cruciform motifs, with roll-beaded top, tin cone and horsehair attachments. length 33in