Quill Jewelry


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Product Characteristics
Factors Affecting Price
Methods

 

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Found in Canada.  Members of the Iroquoian Confederacy.

 

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Products include earrings, necklaces, pendants, hair berets and chokers.
Porcupine quills are hollow and thread is fed through to attach quills.
Quills can be used in full length or cut into small pieces and be pieced by width.
Quills are dyed for colour using natural or commercial dyes.
Quills are often combined with beads and leather to make products.

Quill Earings

 

Quill and Beaded Earings

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Quills should be sorted to and grouped to match each other.
Those natural quills that are not sorted, will be less expensive than those that are sorted. Quills that are sorted and dyed are more expensive than natural.

 

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Quill work has a number of different methods. Those pieces that are made with looping structures, or constructed with other mediums such as beads will vary significantly in price to those earrings that simply hang.
The longer the string of quills, or the depth of the quills (i.e. 4 strand choker vs. 3 strand choker) will affecct the price. The longer the length and the deeper the piece both increase the price.

Quill Earings

 

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