The Pine Cone Patchwork was inspired by a quilt made by Henry Berry Lowry’s daughter (above). The design of the patchwork is distinctly Lumbee and was initially created for Natasha Wagner, a former Miss Indian USA. Lumbee regalia is a Southern style dress worn with the patchwork attached to an apron and a matching shawl (below). The quilt is housed in the Museum of the Native American Resource Center on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.

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