QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

99.1228 AIQP

If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:

1999:39.2

Object label:

Moloka'i Kukui (Kukui, Island of Moloka'i)
Harriet Soong
Native Hawaiian, Big Island, Hawaii
1999
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#1999:39.2

Quilt's title:

Kukui, Island of Moloka'i,

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 birth date:

3/3/1927

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Waimea

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Hawaii

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1/2/2012

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Hawaiian; Native American

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Accounting department for Kamehameha Schools

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?

14"

How long is the quilt?

14"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the type of inscription:

Title

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Moloka'i Kukui H. Soong

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1999

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

1

Size of quilt blocks:

14" x 14"

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

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:

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