QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-990
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:
99.1217 AIQP
If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:
1996:81.3
Object label:
Navajo
Ruth and Vera Tyler
Choctaw, Clifton, Louisiana
c1996
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#1996:81.3
Essay:
As there are few design symbols or motifs commonly used in Choctaw material culture, the Tylers look to other tribal communities for their quilt designs, such as the Navajo rug design used for this king-size quilt.
From To Honor and Comfort Native Quilting Traditions.
Quilt's title:
Navajo
Quilt top made by:
Tyler, Ruth; Tyler, Vera
Quilted by:
Tyler, Ruth; Tyler, Vera
Where the quilt was made, city:
Clifton
Time period:
1976-1999
When was the quilt finished?
c1996
Quilt is presently used as:
Museum collection
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's city:
Clifton
Quiltmaker's state:
Louisiana (LA)
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Clifton Choctaw; Native American
Number of children:
1
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
1
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
78 1/2"
How long is the quilt?
100"
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
Describe the quilt's layout:
Medallion or framed center
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton or polyester blend
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton or polyester blend
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
2
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Polyester
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
4
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
5
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions (1997), page 86.
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)
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
6/27/1996, Vera Tyler
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
Tyler, Ruth; Tyler, Ver. Navajo. c1996. 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=12-8-990. Accessed: 03/29/24
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