Micmac Quillwork: Micmac Indian Techniques of Porcupine Quill Decoration : 1600-1950

by Ruth Holmes Whitehead

The first major work on this art form gives a comprehensive history of the craft from the period of European contact to the present. It covers materials, construction, ornamentation techniques and designs used in porcupine quill decoration, and it includes 500 black and white photographs and 30 colour plates.

230 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1991

About the author

Ruth Holmes Whitehead is a renowned historian and ethnologist. She has worked with the Nova Scotia Museum for over 40 years, first as assistant curator in history and now as research associate.

The author of several books, including Six Mi’kmaq Stories, The Old Man Told Us, and Black Loyalists, Ruth lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She was awarded the prestigious Order of Nova Scotia in 2014 in recognition for her contributions to documenting the province's cultural history.