Description
Beaded with size 11 beads, natural porcupine quills and dyed materials used throughout the rose and background, backed with brain-tanned smoked deer hide. The necklace is made of bone, horn and glass beads on fireline thread.
Materials
Seed beads, porcupine quills, leather, bone, horn, glass beads, thread.
Dimensions
Medallion: 4.5" x 4.5"
Necklace: 26"
Amy Deer
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, Sicangu Lakota
About the Artist
Amy Deer works with seed beads and porcupine quills in contemporary Native American art and jewelry. She is an enrolled member of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska and also Sicangu Lakota. She enjoys arts, crafting and looking to improve current techniques and willing to learn new skills. She began her beading journey with her grandmother and her mother, who first introduced her to beading at around 8 years old. She has progressed over the years on her own and learned from others within her community. Contemporary beadwork is mostly created and sometimes traditional designs are brought into the work.
