Featured in this lot is this porcupine quill quillwork box from the Chippewa tribe circa. 1930s-1950s. The art of decorating items with porcupine quills is unique to North America. The Native peoples living in the Great Lakes area were doing quill work before the first European contact in 1615. Much sought after, this work was encouraged by French fur traders these Native American peoples-- mostly the Ottawa and Chippewa-- began to place quill decorations on birch bark boxes. In modern times quill work on birch bark boxes is well known and much sought after and highly prized Native American art. This box shows a birch wood construction with white porcupine quill quillwork throughout the entire piece, with sections of black and red quills. The lid features a geometric design with a red flower in the center of it. The bottom of the box shows an exposed birch wood base. Overall the box shows fair condition with spots of missing or broken quills but good structural integrity. The box measures 3" in diameter and 1 5/8" in height with the lid on.