Handmade Bead and Porcupine Quill Earrings

Hand-crafted Native American style bead and genuine porcupine quill earrings.
This elegant, light-weight jewelry is made with seed beads and accented with 9 quills. Total length is 4".
American made in Texas.
A porcupine quill is really just a large 'hair' that has a hard, shiny shell and a pithy, soft interior which can be hollowed.

What are Beads?

Beads are known to be one of the earliest forms of trade between the human race. It is thought that is because of bead trading that humans developed language. Beads are said to have been used and traded for most of our history. The oldest beads found to date were at Ksar Akil, in Lebanon. Prior to this find, the beads found in the Blombos Cave were the oldest at about 72,000 years old. Round is the most common shape of beads. The shape of the round beads lay together and is pleasing to the eye. Round beads can be made of glass, stone, ceramic, metal or wood.

What are Earrings?

An earring is a piece of jewelry attached to the ear via a piercing in the earlobe or another external part of the ear.

Statement Earrings

Statement earrings can be defined as earrings which invite attention from others by demonstrating bold, original, and unique designs with innovative construction and material combinations. They include design features such as dangles, tassels, sparkles, and bold or striking colors.

Dangle Earrings

Dangle earrings are designed to flow from the bottoms of the earlobes, and are available in various lengths from a centimeter or two, all the way to brushing the shoulders. They are generally attached to the ear by the use of thin wires.

What are Porcupine Quills?

VPorcupines Quills are extremely light weight making them much more appealing than beads. A porcupine quill is really just a large 'hair' that has a hard, shiny shell and a pithy, soft interior wich can be hollowed. Porcupines Quills grow in varying lengths and colours, depending on the animal's age and species. All are modified hairs coated with thick plates of keratin, and are embedded in the skin. Single quills are interspersed with bristles, underfur, and hair. Quills are released by contact or may drop out when the porcupine shakes its body. New quills grow to replace lost ones. Porcupines were long believed to have the ability to project their quills to a considerable distance at an enemy, but this has since been proven to be untrue.

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