Quilled Pouch
Name/Title
Quilled PouchEntry/Object ID
L2024.3.27Description
Hide pouch with drawstring closure. Decorated with dyed porcupine quills sewn onto the surface of the lower half of the pouch. Red, white, and blue border surrounds two white and red zig-zag vertical forms. Inner edge of the border includes beaded, scrolled forms. Six beaded and red hair drops are attached to the surface of the quilled design. Sixteen more drops are attaches to the bottom seam.Context
this beautifully quilled object is small but is one of the few known quillwork pieces surviving; and is therefore an exceedingly important example of the genre. Although found in the bureau of an old house in Central New Hampshire, it stylistically dates from the 1760’s-1790’s and from the Lake Champlain Area.Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural ConservancyClothing/Dress/Costume Details
Textile Details
Material
Leather, Porcupine Quill, HairNotes
Either Deer or Moose hideMade/Created
Date made
circa 1780Place
State/Province
New HampshireCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaEthnography
Culture/Tribe
Abenaki
Native American