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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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