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:

99.1221 AIQP

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

1999:27.2

Object label:

Pictures in the Stars
Chris "Blue Star" Haraburda
Shawnee/Chippewa, Wyoming, Kent County, Michigan
1993
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#1999:27.2

Essay:

Artist statement:
Each star is made from the same fabric as on the back. By placing the diamond in different places I got different pictures.

Quilt's title:

Pictures in the Stars

Quilt top made by:

Haraburda, Chris

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Wyoming

Where the quilt was made, county:

Kent

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1993

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Wyoming

Quiltmaker's county:

Kent

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Native American

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

40"

How long is the quilt?

50"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Great Lakes Native Quilting, East Lansing, MI; Flint, MI, September 19, 1999-February 27, 2000; September 14 - November 14, 2001, Michigan State University Museum, Sloan Museum

Contests entered:

International contest for Ben Franklin Crafts, Honorable mention

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Photos of quilter

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?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

June 1999, Chris Haraburda

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Each star is made from the same fabric as on the back. By placing the diamond in different places I got different pictures.

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum