Belt; Indigenous Peoples, North America
58.83.14.1
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Quillwork belt. Band of rolled quillwork with pattern of cream and red-brown outlined with dark brown. At one end 3 metal cones containing hair, at side 1 string of 16 black & white glass beads also 5 others detached.
Quillwork is a form of textile embellishment traditionally practiced by Indigenous North Americans utilising the quills of porcupines, and occasionally bird feathers.