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Produced by the Smithsonian Institution's Arctic Studies Center (Alaska Office) at the Anchorage Museum
A limited number of DVD/CD copies are available upon request. Please contact Dawn Biddison at biddisond@si.edu. For information about us, please visit https://www.anchoragemuseum.org/exhibits-events/permanent-exhibits/alaska-native-culture/.

Dene Quill Art
© Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center, 2014
In October 2013, three artists who work with porcupine quills – two Athabascan and one from Montana – worked together for a week, exchanging ideas and techniques and studying masterworks from museum collections to re-discover historical techniques.
 
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Teacher's Guide (in development)
Lessons (in development)

Introduction: QuickTime
Materials & Preparation: QuickTime
Dying Quills: QuickTime
Quillwork Techniques
Folding and Wrapping: QuickTime
Edging: QuickTime
Weaving: QuickTime

Meet the Artists: QuickTime
Meet the Conservators: QuickTime

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