QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-1062

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:

00.0656

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

2000:66.2

Object label:

Nigerian Quilt
Moufu Tiamiyu
Nigeria
1998
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#2000:66.2

Essay:

West African prints from Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Cote de vour and Mali were used to make this quilt.

Owner's name for the quilt:

Nigerian quilt

Quilt top made by:

Tiamiyu, Moufu

Quilted by:

Tiamiyu, Moufu

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?

1998

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's country:

Nigeria

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

53 1/4"

How long is the quilt?

43 1/4"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Number of quilt blocks:

1

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Adire dying, a method that is used by the Yoruba people that incorporates ancient Indigo dyes with modern stitching techniques.

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

West African prints from Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Cote de vour and Mali.

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:

9/28/2000, Black Arts Studio

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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

West African prints from Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Cote de vour and Mali.

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum