A diverse group of ten women, ranging from teens to seasoned adults, gathered at the Arlee Fitness Center on a Sunday afternoon to delve into the art of wrap 7-style quillwork. The workshop, led by ...

Christine Toulouse remembers holding a warm cup of tea as her mother and grandmother first taught her how to pluck a porcupine. The trio sat on the front porch of her mother's home in Sagamok ...

A faint smell of smoke-tanned moose hide wafted through a workroom at the Anchorage Museum as pots of dyes simmered on heaters. Small piles of porcupine quills, small handmade looms, pieces of moose ...

Porcupine quills have been used extensively to decorate clothing, birch bark furniture, and personal accessories. In many of these objects, the quills have been beautifully coloured with dyes. Quills, ...