QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-987
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:
91.0012 AIQP
If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:
TC1998:9
Object label:
Eagle Star
Rita L. Corbiere
Ojibwa, Wikwemikong, Manitoulin, Ontario, Canada
c1999
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#TC1998:9
Quilt's title:
Eagle Star
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Lone Star
Quilt top made by:
Corbiere, Rita L.
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Purchased the quilt
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:
Wikwemikong, Manitou Island
Quiltmaker's province:
Ontario
Quiltmaker's country:
Canada
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Native American, Ojibwa
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
92"
How long is the quilt?
92"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Traditional pattern variation
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
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:
6/30/1999, Rita Corbiere
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?
Made entire quilt
Who photographed this quilt?
Pearl Yee Wong
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
Corbiere, Rita L. Eagle Star. 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=12-8-987. Accessed: 03/29/24
-
Collection
North American Indian and Native Hawai...
MacDowell, Marsha
-
Corbiere, Rita Quiltmaker
North American Indian and Native Hawaiian Quilt Collection
-
Quiltmaker
Corbiere, Rita North American Indian and Native Hawaiian Quilt Collection