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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:

Print

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

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