Mrs. William Jo Bell
Volney Jones commissioned Mrs. William Jo Bell to make this porcupine quilled box for him. She had made the top of the box before he arrived at her house, but he observed her make the bottom and decorate the top with porcupine quills.
To help document the stages in the manufacturing process, Jones purchased the quill box, sheets of birch bark, and porcupine quills from Mrs. Bell. To learn more about the how Mrs. Bell made this box, visit the birch bark container page.
