QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-965
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
99.1235 AIQP
If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:
1999:40.1
Object label:
Ka Ulu Wehi O Mauna Kea (Beauty That is Mauna Kea)
Harriet Soong and Chung Pring
Native Hawaiian, Big Island, Hawaii
1999
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#1999:40.1
Quilt's title:
Beauty that is Mauna Kea
Quilt top made by:
Soong, Harriet Momilani Kimseu
Quilted by:
Soong, Harriet Momilani Kimseu
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Purchased the quilt
Where the quilt was made, city:
Kailua-Kona
Where the quilt was made, state:
Hawaii (HI)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Time period:
1976-1999
When was the quilt finished?
1999
Quilt is presently used as:
Museum collection
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's city:
Kailua-Kona
Quiltmaker's state:
Hawaii (HI)
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Kimseu
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Hawaiian; Native American
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Kimseu, Ah Sing
Number of children:
3
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
1
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
2
Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?
Ka Hui Kapa Apana O Waimea
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
36"
How long is the quilt?
36"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
Describe the type of inscription:
Title
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Ka Ulu Wehi O Mauna Harriet Soong & Chung Pring
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
1999
Method used to make the inscription:
Embroidery
Describe the quilt's layout:
One patch or allover
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions (MSUM TES): October-December, 1999, Southern Ute Indian Cultural Center, Ignacio, Colorado; February 1 - March 25, 2000, Southwestern Michigan College Museum, Dowagiac, Michigan; September - December, 2000, Milwaukee County Historical Society, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; February - May, 2001, Forest County Potawatomi Cultural Center & Museum, Crandon, Wisconsin; January 25 - April 28, 2002, Woodland Indian Cultural Educational Center, Brantford, Ontario, Canada; January 17 - March 6, 2004, McClean County Museum of History, Bloomington, Illinois.
Source of the information on this quilt:
Museum employee
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public- Michigan State University Museum
Quilt owner's name:
Michigan State University Museum
Quilt owner's city:
East Lansing
Quilt owner's county:
Ingham
Quilt owner's state:
Michigan (MI)
How was this quilt acquired?
Purchase
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
10/1999, Harriet Soong
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?
Made entire quilt
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
Soong, Harriet Momilani Kimse. Beauty that is Mauna Kea. 1999. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-965. Accessed: 04/24/24
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