Porcupine Quill, Birch Bark, and Bead Hair good Barrette, Round

This porcupine quill, birch bark and beaded hair barrette exhibits one of four methods used in the art of quilling on bark used by the Wabanaki People, or "People of the Dawn" of the Northeast. This method is referred to as "bark insertion." The barrette measures approximately 3 1/2" across. Porcupine quills are dyed in the colors of Wine and Purple, (Rit Dye), along with quills left in their natural (white) state, form a geometric central design on a background of native White Birch bark. The outer edges of the barrette are bound in sinew and Sweet Grass, a grass growing in wild salt marshes in Maine and in Canada, long used in basketry. Accents of more dyed quills, measuring 2 1/2" long, along with size 11 glass seed beads, and 4 silver ball beads, (1.98 mm) hang from the bottom of the barrette. The reverse of the barrette is backed with soft deer skin, where a 3" long metal clip is attached with sinew. (artificial, waxed thread.) Comes in a good 5" x 7" lined cardboard box suitable for gift-giving. NOT FOR VERY YOUNG CHILDREN.