quillwork

English

Etymology

quill +‎ work

Noun

quillwork (countable and uncountable, plural quillworks)

1. Decorative textile embellishment made from porcupine quills by certain Native Americans.
   • 2013, Jeffrey D. Anderson, Arapaho Women's Quillwork: Motion, Life, and Creativity, page 61:

     On the each end was a leanback made of willow rods tied together in a tapered trapezoidal form set at an angle. Covers of buffalo hide with the hair on and quillwork designs were draped over the leanback and bed surface.