Lumbee Pinecone #Quilt and #How-to-Video

Laura’s fictional pine cone quilt for Ian reflected the colors of the Lumbee tribal logo

Both the Lumbee and the State of Alabama claim the pine cone quilt pattern, sometimes known elsewhere as the Pine Burr Pattern. In the land of the long leaf pine, female Lumbee traditional regalia is a Southern style dress worn with pine cone patchwork attached to an apron and a matching shawl.

The Pine Cone Patchwork was inspired by a quilt made by Henry Berry Lowry’s daughter, and is distinctly Lumbee in design. The patchwork design was initially created for Natasha Wagner, a former Miss Indian USA by Hayes A. Locklear and has since become a staple in area pow wow’s.

 

This folded fabric design, which resembles the bottom of a pine cone, has been seen in rugs and in other Lumbee art forms since the 1800s.

 

 

 

Here is a 14 minute video to make a pinecone ornament���

For more information about the Lumbee and photos from Vines of Entanglement, visit http://www.pinterest.com/lisacoxcarter/vines-of-entanglement/.